Jim Peterson vs. Clay Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clay Smith
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Peterson and Clay Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Peterson had the edge in ERA (5.27 vs 5.49). By the career numbers, Jim Peterson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Peterson and Clay Smith

Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
3.38
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.12
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.63
14.63
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.27
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.49
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
11.44
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.44
11.44
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.74
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.46
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.43
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.89
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.814
0.814
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
40.96
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.4
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.06
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.41
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.653
1.653
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
37.3
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.96
40.96

Fielding Stats for Jim Peterson and Clay Smith

Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Peterson and Clay Smith

Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
745.45
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
900
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.5
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-42.64
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
218.18
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA