Mike Paul vs. Steve Peters — Career Comparison

Mike Paul
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Peters
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Paul 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. Mike Paul posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 5.25 and 1.833 for Steve Peters. By the career numbers, Mike Paul had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Paul and Steve Peters

Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
3.27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.4
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.1
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.69
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.77
33.77
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.91
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.25
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1883
27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627.2
9
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.88
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
11.1
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
11.1
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.86
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.35
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
3.53
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.2
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.52
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.2
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
6.48
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
6.15
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2701
38.73
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
41.55
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.85
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.95
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
4.29
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.55
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.32
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.05
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.24
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2397
34.37
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
35.85
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.55
41.55

Fielding Stats for Mike Paul and Steve Peters

Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
3.28
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.4
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.1
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
9
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.09
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.35
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.42
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.1
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.36
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.95
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.415
0.415
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.62
33.62
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Paul and Steve Peters

Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
858.75
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
6720
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
555
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
63.75
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
10.45
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
82.5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.91
-7.15
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
210
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.25
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA