Jim Peterson vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ford Smith 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. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Peterson and Ford Smith

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.74
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.46
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.39
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Jim Peterson and Ford Smith

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.29
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1128
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Peterson and Ford Smith

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
547.67
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
34.36
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
163.64
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
34.34
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.37
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA