Jim Peterson vs. Doc Watson — Career Comparison

Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Watson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Watson 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. Doc Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.242 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Doc Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Peterson and Doc Watson

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.67
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.7
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
7.87
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.74
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.46
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.31
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.21
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.725
0.725
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
14.15
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.28
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
10.55
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.15
14.15

Fielding Stats for Jim Peterson and Doc Watson

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.348
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Peterson and Doc Watson

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
323.44
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
525
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
56.25
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.56
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
9.55
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
84.38
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
37.5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
23.44
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.08
-5.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
215.63
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA