Dad Clarkson vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Dad Clarkson
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Clarkson 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 4.9 and 1.700 for Dad Clarkson. 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 Clarkson and Jake Peavy

Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.23
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.03
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.38
84.37
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.8
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
4.9
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2114
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
704.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
873
11.15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.33
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
4.15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.7
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.47
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.46
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3286
41.97
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566
7.23
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2925
37.36
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.97
41.97
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Dad Clarkson and Jake Peavy

Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.24
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2118
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
706
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.07
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.72
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.46
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.61
90.61
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.168
1.168
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dad Clarkson and Jake Peavy

Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
186.08
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
394.31
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
316
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
273
518.35
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
520.74
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
83.54
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
75.95
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.8
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.05
30.48
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.94
24.02
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
96.84
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
157.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
62.66
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
48.16
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
34.18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
33.11
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
94.94
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.26
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.07
32.4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.8
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.01
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
70.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
138.61
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0