Jim Peterson vs. Harry Shriver — Career Comparison

Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Shriver
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Shriver 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. Harry Shriver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.513 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Harry Shriver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Peterson and Harry Shriver

Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.08
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.2
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.69
57.69
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.12
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.1
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
9.77
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.74
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.46
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
3.85
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.12
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.775
0.775
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
39.02
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.17
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
35.01
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Jim Peterson and Harry Shriver

Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Peterson and Harry Shriver

Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
26
472.73
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.14
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-27.6
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA