Dad Clarke vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Dad Clarke
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational 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 Dad Clarke 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 4.16 and 1.475 for Dad Clarke. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dad Clarke and Jake Peavy

Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.28
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.97
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.47
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.54
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.32
46.32
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.03
76.03
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.81
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
4.16
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2551
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
850.1
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
11.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.02
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
2.68
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.85
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.36
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3744
39.63
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.3
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
608
6.44
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3519
37.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Dad Clarke and Jake Peavy

Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2559
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.74
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.42
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.39
90.39
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.697
1.697
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.168
1.168
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dad Clarke and Jake Peavy

Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
123
188.75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
394.31
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
391
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
360
552.43
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
119.69
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
87.29
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
104.35
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.67
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.14
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.35
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.81
42.67
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
23.94
24.02
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
144.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
115.38
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
165.73
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
62.92
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
48.16
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.97
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
33.11
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
104.35
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.26
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.67
48.6
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.07
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.01
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.97
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
76.73
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
7.82
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0