Dewey Adkins vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Dewey Adkins
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Peavy
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jake Peavy built a career as a starting pitcher and Dewey Adkins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Peavy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.213 compared to 5.64 and 1.657 for Dewey Adkins. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dewey Adkins and Jake Peavy

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.48
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.64
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
10.36
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.91
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.55
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
4.27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
41
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.73
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.657
1.657
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
36.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Dewey Adkins and Jake Peavy

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7131
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2377
9
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.02
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.78
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.72
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dewey Adkins and Jake Peavy

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
991.3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
87.29
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
17.06
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.01
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
21.07
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
57.31
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.94
24.02
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
115.38
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
48.16
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
33.11
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.26
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
53.75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.07
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
260.87
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
165.55
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0