Gary Peters vs Jerry Koosman

Gary PetersJerry Koosman

Gary Peters and Jerry Koosman compared on their MLB careers: Gary Peters played 14 seasons, 1959 to 1972, Jerry Koosman 19 seasons, 1967 to 1985. Gary Peters has 124 wins to Jerry Koosman's 222. Jerry Koosman won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Gary Peters and Jerry Koosman career totals
359GP612
124W222
103L209
3.3ERA3.4
2,081IP3839.1
1,420K2,556
706BB1,198
1.3WHIP1.3
5SV17

Where each stands all time

Gary Peters and Jerry Koosman all-time places
269th (1,420)Strikeouts (pitching)34th (2,556)
—Wins (pitching)74th (222)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Gary Peters: 0 championships; AL Rookie of the Year
  • Jerry Koosman: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Gary Peters and Jerry Koosman season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1959000.001967026.04
2nd1960002.70196819122.08
3rd1961001.7419691792.28
4th1962015.6819701273.14
5th19631982.3319716113.04
6th19642082.50197211124.14
7th196510123.62197314152.84
8th196612101.98197415113.36
9th196716112.28197514133.42
10th19684133.76197621102.69
11th196910154.5319778203.49
12th197016114.0619783153.75
13th197114114.37197920133.38
14th1972334.32198016134.03
15th————19814134.01
16th————19821173.84
17th————19831174.77
18th————198414153.25
19th————1985644.62

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA