Jim Peterson vs. Glenn Spencer — Career Comparison

Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Glenn Spencer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glenn Spencer 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. Glenn Spencer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.478 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Glenn Spencer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Peterson and Glenn Spencer

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.34
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.74
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.65
31.65
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.53
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
9.91
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.74
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.62
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.46
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.39
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.73
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
39.74
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.93
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
5.61
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
36.17
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Jim Peterson and Glenn Spencer

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.856
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Peterson and Glenn Spencer

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
473.86
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
528.41
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
64.77
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
57.95
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.41
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.31
11.28
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
75
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
88.64
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.45
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.05
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
37.5
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-1.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
23.86
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
167.05
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
47.73
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA