Michael Lorenzen vs. Steve Peters — Career Comparison

Michael Lorenzen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Peters
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Michael Lorenzen built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Peters as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Michael Lorenzen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.328 compared to 5.25 and 1.833 for Steve Peters. By the career numbers, Michael Lorenzen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Michael Lorenzen and Steve Peters

Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
3.57
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.4
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.08
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.54
49.54
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.13
30.13
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
4.08
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2988
27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
9
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
8.32
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
11.1
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
11.1
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.13
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.35
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.5
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.2
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.2
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
7.46
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
6.15
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.46
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4214
38.08
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
41.55
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.95
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
4.28
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.55
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.05
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.18
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.85
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3751
33.89
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
35.85
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.55
41.55

Fielding Stats for Michael Lorenzen and Steve Peters

Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
3.54
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.4
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.03
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.12
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.84
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.35
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.03
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.1
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.96
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.95
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.75
96.75
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.555
0.555
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.14
29.14
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Lorenzen and Steve Peters

Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
1844.9
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
6720
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
542.86
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.9
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.37
66.82
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
232.65
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
163.27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.96
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
151.02
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.21
62.09
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
191.84
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
3.13
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA