Jim Peterson vs. Joe Sullivan — Career Comparison

Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sullivan 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 Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.529 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Joe Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Peterson and Joe Sullivan

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.3
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.46
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.78
44.78
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
4.01
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
9.2
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.74
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.46
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.31
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.29
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2627
40.21
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
5.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2312
35.39
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Jim Peterson and Joe Sullivan

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Peterson and Joe Sullivan

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
408.97
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
559.64
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
115.7
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.07
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.79
29.02
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
123.77
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
139.91
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
37.67
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
78.03
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.14
32.67
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
24.22
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
94.17
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.14
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100