Rube Peters vs. Steve Wilson — Career Comparison

Rube Peters
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Wilson
Baby BoomersCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Peters built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rube Peters posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.606 compared to 4.4 and 1.454 for Steve Wilson. By the career numbers, Rube Peters had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Peters and Steve Wilson

Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.4
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
5.34
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.86
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.47
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.9
35.9
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.22
11.22
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
4.06
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
4.4
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.445
0.445
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
27
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1036
27
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
146.1
9
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345.1
9
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
11.44
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
9.07
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.44
11.44
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.86
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.01
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
3.39
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
3.2
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
6.57
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
29.09
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1494
38.94
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.11
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.09
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
6.09
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.74
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.63
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.606
1.606
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
25.71
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
34.58
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94

Fielding Stats for Rube Peters and Steve Wilson

Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
5.34
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
27
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345.1
9
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.36
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.12
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.64
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.49
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.74
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.846
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.22
11.22
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Peters and Steve Wilson

Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
39
497.87
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
1765.71
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
536.17
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
514.29
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
89.36
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
68.57
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
76.6
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
21.2
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.77
15.2
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
102.13
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
114.89
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
102.86
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
63.83
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
18.02
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
8.26
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
140.43
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
145.71
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.12
4.12
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA