Homer Blankenship vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Homer Blankenship
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican 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 Homer Blankenship 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 5.22 and 1.815 for Homer Blankenship. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Blankenship and Jake Peavy

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
12.93
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
41.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.815
1.815
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
37.89
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Homer Blankenship and Jake Peavy

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7131
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2377
9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.02
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.78
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.72
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Blankenship and Jake Peavy

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
650
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
87.29
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
17.06
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
21.07
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
47.57
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.94
24.02
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
115.38
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
49.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.07
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
165.55
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0