Jim Peterson vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred 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. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Peterson and Fred Smith

Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.85
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.74
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.46
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.53
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.649
0.649
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.55
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.64
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
34.59
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jim Peterson and Fred Smith

Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.91
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.65
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.49
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.28
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Peterson and Fred Smith

Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
372.41
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
579.31
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
7.87
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-13.91
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100