Jim Peterson vs. Nick Willhite — Career Comparison

Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Willhite
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Willhite 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. Nick Willhite posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.55 and WHIP 1.511 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Nick Willhite had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Peterson and Nick Willhite

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
2.87
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.43
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.59
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.55
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
9.64
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.74
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.34
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.46
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
3.71
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
5.84
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
39.31
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.59
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
5.14
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718
35.51
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.31
39.31

Fielding Stats for Jim Peterson and Nick Willhite

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.87
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.43
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.73
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.03
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.98
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Peterson and Nick Willhite

Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
696
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
516
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
84
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
60
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.31
27.67
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
108
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
144
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
84
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
24.05
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
60
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
180
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA