Jim Peterson vs. Ervin Santana — Career Comparison

Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ervin Santana
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ervin Santana 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. Ervin Santana posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.288 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Ervin Santana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Peterson and Ervin Santana

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.54
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.4
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.55
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.47
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.93
53.93
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.82
90.82
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
4.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7460
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2486.2
9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2391
8.65
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.74
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
1.2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.46
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
2.81
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
7.16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10482
37.94
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
4.42
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.18
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.26
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.69
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9480
34.31
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Jim Peterson and Ervin Santana

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
1.54
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.4
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7460
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486.2
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.71
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.7
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.47
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.41
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.918
0.918
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.82
90.82
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Peterson and Ervin Santana

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
745.45
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
2217.39
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
537.39
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
67.83
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
52.17
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.65
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.65
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.02
10.53
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
83.48
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
78.26
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.39
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.74
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
99.13
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.27
-6.64
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.43
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
218.18
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
49
255.65
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
2.35
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.43
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA