Jim Peterson vs. Herb Thomas — Career Comparison

Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Thomas
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Herb Thomas 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. Jim Peterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.27 and WHIP 1.665 compared to 8.08 and 1.980 for Herb Thomas. By the career numbers, Jim Peterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Peterson and Herb Thomas

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.21
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.27
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
8.08
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
11.52
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
13.5
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.52
11.52
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.74
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.46
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.32
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.66
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.775
0.775
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
41.82
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
45.37
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
6.59
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9.3
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.665
1.665
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
38.36
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
39.61
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.82
41.82
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.37
45.37

Fielding Stats for Jim Peterson and Herb Thomas

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.35
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.1
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.67
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.52
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Peterson and Herb Thomas

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
22
347.37
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
536.84
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.513
0.513
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
28.34
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
126.32
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
32.28
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA