Jim Peterson vs. Fred Sanford — Career Comparison

Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Sanford
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Sanford 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. Fred Sanford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.45 and WHIP 1.558 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Fred Sanford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Peterson and Fred Sanford

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.98
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.19
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.67
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.76
59.76
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
4.45
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2232
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
9.29
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.74
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.81
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.46
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.73
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.45
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306
39.99
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.558
1.558
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2912
35.23
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.99
39.99

Fielding Stats for Jim Peterson and Fred Sanford

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.055
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Peterson and Fred Sanford

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
388.24
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
538.82
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
91.76
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
68.24
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.18
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.14
26.21
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
120
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
51.76
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
23.53
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
72.94
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.94
21.04
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.24
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
157.65
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.94
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.35
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0