Jim Brady vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Jim Brady
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican 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 Jim Brady 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 28.42 and 4.263 for Jim Brady. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Brady and Jake Peavy

Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.53
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.48
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
28.42
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.42
28.42
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.95
24.95
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.42
13.42
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
21.32
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.32
21.32
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.26
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.98
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
15.63
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.26
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.211
2.211
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.17
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
61.11
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.26
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
29.84
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.84
29.84
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.105
4.105
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
45.47
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Jim Brady and Jake Peavy

Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.53
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.78
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.72
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Brady and Jake Peavy

Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
520.74
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.22
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.94
24.02
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
48.16
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.26
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0