Jim Peterson vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Lee Smith posted a stronger line than Jim Peterson. Lee Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.03 vs 5.27) and WHIP (1.333 vs 1.665). By the career numbers, Lee Smith 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 Lee Smith

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
3.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.63
14.63
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.74
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Jim Peterson and Lee Smith

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289.1
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.77
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.14
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Peterson and Lee Smith

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
745.45
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
218.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA