Jim Peterson vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sparma 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. Joe Sparma posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Joe Sparma had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Peterson and Joe Sparma

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
3.94
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.74
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.8
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.46
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3755
39.08
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
4.4
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
34.22
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Jim Peterson and Joe Sparma

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.91
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2593
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864.1
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.59
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.02
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.77
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.61
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Peterson and Joe Sparma

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
359.22
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
522.33
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
52.43
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.83
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.92
11.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
75.73
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
81.55
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-1.66
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.42
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
209.71
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA