Jim Peterson vs. Chris Short — Career Comparison

Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Short
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chris Short 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. Chris Short posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.331 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Chris Short had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Peterson and Chris Short

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.94
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.19
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.52
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.51
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.56
50.56
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
3.43
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
8.57
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.74
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.71
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.46
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.12
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.29
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
6.31
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.28
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.24
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9801
37.94
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
3.84
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
34.45
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Jim Peterson and Chris Short

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
1.94
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.2
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6975
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2325
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.43
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.39
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.82
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.55
61.55
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Peterson and Chris Short

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
391.74
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
539.61
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
68.13
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
62.71
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.87
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.42
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.14
9.4
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
75.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
81.29
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
22.45
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
18.58
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
41.03
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.74
-5.22
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.32
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
10.84
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
153.29
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
44.13
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.06
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100