Jay Baller vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Jay Baller
Baby BoomersOregonThrows 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 Jay Baller as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Peavy led in home run suppression (HR9+ 87 vs 59), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 88). Role difference aside, Jake Peavy holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jay Baller and Jake Peavy

Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.41
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.24
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
9.73
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.98
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.55
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
6.74
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
40.87
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.07
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
5.64
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.24
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.23
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.586
1.586
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
35.12
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.87
40.87
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Jay Baller and Jake Peavy

Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.41
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.02
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.32
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.78
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.72
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Baller and Jake Peavy

Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
3317.65
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
520.74
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.22
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
112.37
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-14.32
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.59
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.01
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.07
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
165.55
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
52.17
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0