Len Church vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Len Church
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational 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 Len Church 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 7.5 and 3.167 for Len Church. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Len Church and Jake Peavy

Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.4
11.4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.98
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.17
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
52.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.833
2.833
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
42
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.5
52.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Len Church and Jake Peavy

Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.78
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.72
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Len Church and Jake Peavy

Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.22
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
112.37
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.59
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.07
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0