Ed Clark vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Ed Clark
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jake Peavy
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jake Peavy built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Clark 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 6.75 and 1.500 for Ed Clark. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Clark and Jake Peavy

Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.75
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
11.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.98
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
2.68
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.17
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
42.75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
38.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Ed Clark and Jake Peavy

Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.02
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.78
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.72
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Clark and Jake Peavy

Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
394.31
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
520.74
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.22
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
24.28
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0