Joe Lotz vs. Jim Peterson — Career Comparison

Joe Lotz
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Lotz 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. Joe Lotz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Joe Lotz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Lotz and Jim Peterson

Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.7
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.28
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.98
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.74
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.83
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.46
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.05
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
36.23
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.35
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
32.18
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Joe Lotz and Jim Peterson

Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Lotz and Jim Peterson

Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
77.49
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
34.36
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
163.64
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
86.84
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
34.34
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA