Buddy Peterson vs. Bill Wilson — Career Comparison

Buddy Peterson
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueShortstop
Bill Wilson
Silent GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Buddy Peterson and Bill Wilson are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Wilson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.714 vs .657) and slugging (.407 vs .316). Buddy Peterson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.341 vs .308). By the career numbers, Bill Wilson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Peterson and Bill Wilson

Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
177.27
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
181.62
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
600
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
518.18
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654
530.27
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
117.57
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
72.16
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
18.65
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
25.95
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
45.41
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.34
59.17
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.41
69.25
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
215.68
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
204.55
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
184.05
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
70.54
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
62.43
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
107.03
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.55
62.08
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
66.87
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
8.11
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
58.38
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
136
110.27
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.67
14.67
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.44
5.44
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.97
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.24
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.86
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Buddy Peterson and Bill Wilson

Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.17
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.01
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4550
27
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1516.2
9
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.22
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
2.97
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.93
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
5.36
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.1
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.16
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
3.04
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.9
97.9
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.923
3.923
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.586
2.586
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
76.92
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.85
84.85
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.71
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0