Jim Peterson vs. Doc White — Career Comparison

Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc White
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc White 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 White posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.39 and WHIP 1.121 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Doc White had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Peterson and Doc White

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.26
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.56
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.46
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.78
54.78
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.01
85.01
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.78
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
2.39
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9123
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3041
9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2738
8.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.74
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.46
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
1.98
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
4.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.18
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.35
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12096
35.8
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.15
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
3.31
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11307
33.46
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.8
35.8

Fielding Stats for Jim Peterson and Doc White

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
1.46
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.73
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9519
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3173
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.78
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.17
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.95
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1330
3.77
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.578
2.578
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Peterson and Doc White

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
216.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1516
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1283
507.78
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
110.03
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
95.38
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
8.71
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.15
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.79
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
14.64
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
34.36
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.91
45.87
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
131.4
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
163.64
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
168.6
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
58.18
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
29.68
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
87.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
34.34
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.74
52.54
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.4
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
58.18
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
77.18
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
33.64
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.66
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.66
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100