Kirk Bullinger vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Kirk Bullinger
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican 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 Kirk Bullinger 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 6.53 and 1.529 for Kirk Bullinger. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kirk Bullinger and Jake Peavy

Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
8.65
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.48
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.68
54.68
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.53
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
11.12
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.98
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
2.68
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.88
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.686
0.686
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.17
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
40.76
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
6.88
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.24
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.23
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
37.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.76
40.76
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Kirk Bullinger and Jake Peavy

Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
8.65
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.69
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirk Bullinger and Jake Peavy

Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
5880
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
520.74
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.22
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-12.72
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.59
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
165.55
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0