Greg Mathews vs. Jim Peterson — Career Comparison

Greg Mathews
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Greg Mathews 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. Greg Mathews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.379 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Greg Mathews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Greg Mathews and Jim Peterson

Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.63
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.47
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.08
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
8.6
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.74
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
3.54
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.46
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.39
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.881
0.881
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
37.75
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.32
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.93
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.53
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Greg Mathews and Jim Peterson

Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.63
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.47
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.77
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.65
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.07
93.07
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Mathews and Jim Peterson

Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
298.41
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
514.29
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
69.84
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
63.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.69
11.72
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
76.19
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
98.41
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
28.57
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15.87
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
44.44
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
2.16
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.52
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
19.05
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
190.48
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA