Jim Peterson vs. Ted Trent — Career Comparison

Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Trent
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Trent 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. Ted Trent posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Ted Trent had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Peterson and Ted Trent

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.55
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.01
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.6
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.62
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
3.63
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3841
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1280.1
9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
8.85
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.74
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.41
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.46
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.02
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
5.37
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5457
38.36
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.27
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.46
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.6
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
33.95
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Jim Peterson and Ted Trent

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.55
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.01
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3840
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
2.43
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
2.75
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.62
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.696
1.696
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Peterson and Ted Trent

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
271.4
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
537.93
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
59.63
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
47.46
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.52
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.17
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.15
14.79
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.67
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
94.93
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
34.08
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
32.86
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.72
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.89
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
34.08
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.3
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.17
82.17
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.77
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100