Al Blanche vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Al Blanche
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational 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 Al Blanche 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 3.78 and 1.410 for Al Blanche. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Blanche and Jake Peavy

Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.48
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.78
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9.18
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.51
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.16
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.17
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
39.42
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.7
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.86
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
35.64
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Al Blanche and Jake Peavy

Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7131
27
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2377
9
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.02
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.78
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.72
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Blanche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Blanche and Jake Peavy

Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
1020
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
87.29
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
21.64
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
115.38
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
22.64
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.07
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Al Blanche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Al Blanche
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0