Jim Peterson vs. Bill Wight — Career Comparison

Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Wight
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Wight 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. Bill Wight posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.521 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Bill Wight had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Peterson and Bill Wight

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
2
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.14
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.44
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.57
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.06
57.06
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.38
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
3.95
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4689
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1563
9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1656
9.54
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.74
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.43
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.46
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
4.11
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.31
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.26
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6851
39.45
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.34
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.55
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.516
1.516
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6123
35.26
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Jim Peterson and Bill Wight

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
6.24
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.04
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1505
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501.2
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.81
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
6.37
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.72
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
7.89
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
7.18
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.29
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Peterson and Bill Wight

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
381.32
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480
527.47
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
60.44
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
53.85
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.59
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.59
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.1
10
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
67.03
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
89.01
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
20.88
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
26.37
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
47.25
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.7
-4.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.2
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
26.37
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
185.71
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.23
3.23
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
43.96
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0