Steve Peters vs. Buzz Wetzel — Career Comparison

Steve Peters
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buzz Wetzel
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buzz Wetzel built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Peters as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Peters posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.25 and WHIP 1.833 compared to 7.71 and 2.786 for Buzz Wetzel. By the career numbers, Steve Peters had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Peters and Buzz Wetzel

Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.4
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.25
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
11.1
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.1
11.1
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.35
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.2
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.2
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
6.15
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
41.55
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
48.21
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.95
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.55
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.05
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
35.85
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
38.57
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.344
0.344
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.55
41.55
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.21
48.21

Fielding Stats for Steve Peters and Buzz Wetzel

Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.4
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.35
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.1
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.95
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Peters and Buzz Wetzel

Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
6720
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1200
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA