Chris Michalak vs. Steve Peters — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Peters
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak 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. Chris Michalak posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.683 compared to 5.25 and 1.833 for Steve Peters. By the career numbers, Chris Michalak had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Steve Peters

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.4
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.7
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.25
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
10.72
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
11.1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.72
10.72
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
11.1
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.27
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.35
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.2
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.09
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
6.15
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
41.02
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
41.55
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.95
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.13
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.55
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.05
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
756
35.56
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
35.85
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.02
41.02
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.55
41.55

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Steve Peters

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.4
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.35
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.95
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Steve Peters

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
2287.5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
6720
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA