Mickey Lolich vs. Jim Peterson — Career Comparison

Mickey Lolich
Silent GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mickey Lolich 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. Mickey Lolich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Mickey Lolich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mickey Lolich and Jim Peterson

Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.45
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.23
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.54
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.47
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.19
53.19
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.48
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
3.44
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10915
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3638.1
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3366
8.33
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
0.86
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.74
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
2.72
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.46
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2832
7.01
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.31
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.23
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15140
37.45
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
3.8
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.27
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.22
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13782
34.09
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Mickey Lolich and Jim Peterson

Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.45
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.23
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10915
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3638.1
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.25
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.09
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.45
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.36
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mickey Lolich and Jim Peterson

Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592
349.26
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1017
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
484.37
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
53.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
48.97
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.95
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.13
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.39
12.03
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
58.41
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
117.99
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
37.17
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
18.29
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
55.46
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.05
5.34
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.95
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
61.95
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
213.57
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
50.15
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.8
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA