Kevin Millwood vs. Jim Peterson — Career Comparison

Kevin Millwood
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Millwood 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. Kevin Millwood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.345 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Kevin Millwood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Millwood and Jim Peterson

Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
1.47
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.56
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.5
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.65
52.65
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
4.11
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8161
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2720.1
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2770
9.16
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
0.98
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.74
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
2.79
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.46
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2083
6.89
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.22
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11616
38.43
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
4.49
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.35
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.18
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.7
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10541
34.87
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Kevin Millwood and Jim Peterson

Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
1.47
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8161
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2720.1
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.48
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
0.94
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
1.46
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.42
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Millwood and Jim Peterson

Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
493.8
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
516.79
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
62.41
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
41.61
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
16.42
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.38
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.8
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.73
16.13
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
91.97
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
85.4
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
24.09
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
29.56
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
49.27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-0.35
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
22.99
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
219
239.78
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
218.18
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
60.22
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.85
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA