Sumner Bowman vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Sumner Bowman
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 Sumner Bowman 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 1.861 for Sumner Bowman. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sumner Bowman and Jake Peavy

Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.98
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.61
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.22
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
146.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
11.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.29
11.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
5.46
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.82
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.1
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.04
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
44.55
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
9.27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.861
1.861
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
38.05
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.55
44.55
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Sumner Bowman and Jake Peavy

Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.26
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.37
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.98
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.67
83.67
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.577
1.577
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.168
1.168
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sumner Bowman and Jake Peavy

Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
25
150
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
394.31
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
100
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
564
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
150
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
87.29
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
120
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
17.06
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
21.07
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.68
58.11
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.94
24.02
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
180
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
115.38
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
186
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
90
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
48.16
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
36
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
33.11
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
126
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.26
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
65.24
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
36
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
102
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.88
5.88
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Sumner Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.01
Sumner Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0