Bill Blair vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Bill Blair
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jake Peavy
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jake Peavy built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Blair as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Blair posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.61 and WHIP 1.194 compared to 3.63 and 1.213 for Jake Peavy. By the career numbers, Bill Blair had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Blair and Jake Peavy

Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.61
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
3.63
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
8.42
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.32
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
2.68
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.65
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
38.03
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.1
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.196
1.196
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
35.42
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Bill Blair and Jake Peavy

Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.64
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.82
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.35
82.35
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.168
1.168
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Blair and Jake Peavy

Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
171.43
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
394.31
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
87.29
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
17.06
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
21.07
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
78.18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.94
24.02
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
115.38
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
33.11
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.26
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
84.56
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
171.43
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
165.55
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0