Hardy Peterson
Oct 17, 1929 (Perth Amboy, NJ) – Apr 16, 2019 · died at 89
General manager for the Pirates and Yankees (1977–1990).
Across the full 2-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for cost per win (85th percentile). The clearest contrast is playoff leverage per acquired WAR (8th percentile): acquired WAR has produced less immediate playoff leverage than most peers. Because the sample covers fewer than five seasons, those comparisons are descriptive rather than stable.
2 seasons with salary-era data across 2 stints. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
0 pennants · 0 playoff appearances · 124–199 (0.384)
Overview
| Team | Role | Year | Pay $M |
Rel Pay |
Surp $M |
Surp WAR |
Dead % |
Cheap $M |
Draft $M |
Trd $M |
Int'l $M |
$ / WAR |
WAR | Depth | Dead WAR |
HG | Trade | Net/ Trd |
FA | R5 | RFA | PPA | CPA | WAB | TAB | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pirates |
GM | 1985 57–104 | $10 | 99 | -4 | -16.1 | 32% | -0 | +0 | -0 | -0 | $0.3M | 23.8 | 3.0 | -5.1 | +62.3 | +6.6 | +1.65 | +0.0 | -11.1 | 0.22 | 0.07 | -24.4 | -10.2 | 0.354 | ||||
 Yankees |
GM | 1990 67–95 | $20 | 117 | -10 | -23.0 | 58% | +1 | +0 | -1 | +2 | $0.7M | 20.9 | 4.0 | -7.4 | +143.4 | +1.0 | +0.24 | +0.3 | +0.0 | 0.11 | 0.05 | -17.0 | -15.3 | 0.414 | ||||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $30 | 108 | -14 | -39.1 | 45% | +0 | +0 | -1 | +1 | $0.5M | 44.7 | 3.5 | -6.3 | +222.2 | +4.6 | +0.12 | -16.8 | -11.1 | – | 0.13 | 0.05 | -41.3 | -25.5 | 0.384 | – | – | – | ||
Roster Construction
Build channels — net fWAR
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Trades
Trades made — 5 deals credited to Hardy Peterson, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M
NYY · Hardy Peterson
+$13.6M
ANA · Mike Port
−$13.6M
HOU · Bill Wood
+$6.4M
NYY · Hardy Peterson
−$6.4M
ANA · Mike Port
+$11.2M
NYY · Hardy Peterson
−$11.2M
DET · Bill Lajoie
+$4.0M
NYY · Hardy Peterson
−$4.0M
NYY · Hardy Peterson
+$4.0M
SDP · Jack McKeon
−$4.0M
Players acquired — 67 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Pettitte | P | NYY |
Draft | 1990 | 15 | +57.0 | +3.8 | – | – | – |
| Barry Bonds | OF | PIT |
Draft | 1985 | 7 | +48.4 | +6.9 | – | – | – |
| Jorge Posada | C | NYY |
Draft | 1990 | 12 | +40.9 | +3.4 | – | – | – |
| Mariano Rivera | P | NYY |
Intl FA | 1990 | 19 | +39.1 | +2.1 | – | – | – |
| Orlando Merced | 1B/OF | PIT |
Intl FA | 1985 | 6 | +13.7 | +2.3 | – | – | – |
| Sid Bream | 1B | PIT |
Trade | 1985 | 5 | +10.3 | +2.1 | – | – | – |
| John Smiley | P | PIT |
Draft | 1983 | 4 | +10.2 | +2.6 | – | – | – |
| Bob Walk | P | PIT |
Trade | 1985 | 9 | +10.1 | +1.1 | – | – | – |
| Rick Rhoden | P | PIT |
Trade | 1979 | 2 | +8.8 | +4.4 | – | – | – |
| Johnny Ray | 2B | PIT |
Trade | 1981 | 3 | +5.1 | +1.7 | – | – | – |
| José Lind | 2B | PIT |
Intl FA | 1982 | 4 | +4.7 | +1.2 | – | – | – |
| Matt Nokes | C | NYY |
Trade | 1990 | 5 | +4.7 | +0.9 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% |
| Shane Spencer | OF | NYY |
Draft | 1990 | 5 | +4.4 | +0.9 | – | – | – |
| R. J. Reynolds | OF | PIT |
Trade | 1985 | 6 | +4.4 | +0.7 | – | 0.3% | 0.08% |
| John Habyan | P | NYY |
Trade | 1990 | 4 | +3.5 | +0.9 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% |
| Tim Leary | P | NYY |
Free agency | 1990 | 2 | +3.0 | +1.5 | – | 0.3% | 0.14% |
| Jim Morrison | 2B/3B | PIT |
Trade | 1982 | 2 | +2.9 | +1.5 | – | – | – |
| Mike Diaz | 1B/OF | PIT |
Trade | 1985 | 2 | +1.9 | +1.0 | – | – | – |
| Steve Farr | P | NYY |
Free agency | 1990 | 2 | +1.8 | +0.9 | – | 0.3% | 0.09% |
| Bill Almon | SS | PIT |
Trade | 1985 | 2 | +1.6 | +0.8 | – | – | – |
| José DeLeón | P | PIT |
Draft | 1979 | 1 | +1.6 | +1.6 | – | – | – |
| Pascual Pérez | P | NYY |
Trade | 1990 | 2 | +1.6 | +0.8 | – | 0.1% | 0.03% |
| Mike Witt | P | NYY |
Trade | 1990 | 1 | +1.3 | +1.3 | – | 0.2% | 0.07% |
| Cecilio Guante | P | PIT |
Intl FA | 1979 | 1 | +1.1 | +1.1 | – | – | – |
| Lee Mazzilli | OF | PIT |
Trade | 1982 | 2 | +1.1 | +0.5 | – | – | – |
| Rubén Rivera | OF | NYY |
Intl FA | 1990 | 1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | – | – | – |
| Rich Monteleone | P | NYY |
Trade | 1990 | 3 | +0.9 | +0.3 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% |
| Jason Thompson | 1B | PIT |
Trade | 1981 | 1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | – | – | – |
| Lee Tunnell | P | PIT |
Draft | 1981 | 1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | – | – | – |
| Ricky Ledée | OF | NYY |
Draft | 1990 | 3 | +0.8 | +0.3 | – | – | – |
| Sam Khalifa | SS | PIT |
Draft | 1982 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – | – | – |
| Mike Bielecki | P | PIT |
Draft | 1979 | 2 | +0.6 | +0.3 | – | – | – |
| Steve Kemp | OF | PIT |
Trade | 1984 | 2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | – | – | – |
| Sam Militello | P | NYY |
Draft | 1990 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | – | – |
| Félix Fermín | SS | PIT |
Intl FA | 1983 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| Sixto Lezcano | OF | PIT |
Trade | 1985 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | – | – |
| Jim Winn | P | PIT |
Draft | 1981 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| Dave Silvestri | 3B | NYY |
Trade | 1990 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.1 | – | – | – |
| Pat Clements | P | PIT |
Trade | 1985 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% |
| Jeff Robinson | P | NYY |
Trade | 1990 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% |
| Brett Gideon | P | PIT |
Draft | 1985 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| Al Holland | P | PIT |
Trade | 1985 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| Joe Orsulak | OF | PIT |
Draft | 1980 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| Rafael Belliard | SS | PIT |
Intl FA | 1980 | 3 | +0.1 | +0.0 | – | – | – |
| Tim Drummond | P | PIT |
Draft | 1983 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – |
| Stan Fansler | P | PIT |
Draft | 1983 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – |
| Larry McWilliams | P | PIT |
Trade | 1982 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – |
| Junior Ortiz | C | PIT |
Intl FA | 1977 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | – | – | – |
| Tim Foli | SS | PIT |
Trade | 1979 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – |
| Tommy Gregg | 1B/OF | PIT |
Draft | 1985 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Dave Johnson | P | PIT |
Intl FA | 1982 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Scott Loucks | OF | PIT |
Trade | 1985 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – |
| Rubén Rodríguez | C | PIT |
Intl FA | 1981 | 1 | -0.0 | -0.0 | – | – | – |
| Dave Tomlin | P | PIT |
Trade | 1983 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Robert Eenhoorn | 2B/SS | NYY |
Draft | 1990 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – |
| Jerry Dybzinski | SS | PIT |
Trade | 1985 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Rich Renteria | 2B/3B | PIT |
Draft | 1980 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Rich Sauveur | P | PIT |
Draft | 1983 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Dorn Taylor | P | PIT |
Intl FA | 1981 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Barry Jones | P | PIT |
Draft | 1984 | 2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | – | – | – |
| Bob Kipper | P | PIT |
Trade | 1985 | 3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | – | – | – |
| Benny Distefano | 1B/OF | PIT |
Draft | 1982 | 1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | – | – | – |
| Ray Krawczyk | P | PIT |
Draft | 1981 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – |
| Trench Davis | OF | PIT |
Intl FA | 1980 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Denny González | 3B/SS | PIT |
Intl FA | 1981 | – | -0.6 | – | – | – | – |
| Marvell Wynne | OF | PIT |
Trade | 1983 | – | -1.8 | – | – | – | – |
| Tom Prince | C | PIT |
Draft | 1984 | 2 | -1.9 | -0.9 | – | – | – |
Trade-side columns: RFA is playoff-readiness percentage points added to the future roster foundation. It grades the franchise's entire side of a trade, so the same score repeats for every player acquired in that package. PPA/CPA remain player-level arrival-year probability points.
WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.