Rube Benton vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Rube Benton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jake Peavy
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Rube Benton and Jake Peavy are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rube Benton posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.09 vs 3.63) and home runs allowed (0.19 per nine innings vs 0.98). Jake Peavy had the advantage in WHIP (1.213 vs 1.265). By the career numbers, Rube Benton had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rube Benton and Jake Peavy

Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
1.56
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
1.09
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.54
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.51
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.02
51.02
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.79
69.79
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.52
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
3.09
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
3.63
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517.1
9
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2472
8.84
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.19
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.55
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
2.68
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
3.4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.34
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10539
37.68
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.3
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.99
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9732
34.79
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Rube Benton and Jake Peavy

Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
103.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
17.76
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.69
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
161.05
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
6.87
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
185.68
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
178.82
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.728
1.728
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.168
1.168
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.45
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Benton and Jake Peavy

Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
295.6
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
394.31
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
600
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
598
600
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
825
558.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
96.05
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
87
87.29
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
79.82
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
12.85
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.23
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.38
23.26
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
116.35
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
115
115.38
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
112.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
112.37
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
45
30.44
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
40.59
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
33
33.11
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
70.35
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.23
19.09
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.35
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.88
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.07
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
127.17
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
38
25.7
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.38
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.01
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0