Bill Lee vs. Jim Peterson — Career Comparison

Bill Lee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Peterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Bill Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Lee and Jim Peterson

Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.93
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.04
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.55
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.42
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.94
56.94
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.09
54.09
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.33
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.62
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5833
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1944.1
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2122
9.82
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.81
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.74
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
2.46
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.46
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.3
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.649
0.649
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8271
38.29
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.32
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
4.1
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.38
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.21
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.92
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7585
35.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Bill Lee and Jim Peterson

Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
1.93
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.04
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5832
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1944
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.38
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.92
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
2.44
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.31
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.68
94.68
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.09
54.09
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Lee and Jim Peterson

Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
1208.65
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
745.45
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
568.27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
118.27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
100.96
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.31
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.99
31.71
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
150
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
121.15
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
34.62
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
57.69
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.76
31.02
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
181.73
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA