Jerry Cram vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Jerry Cram
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational 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 Jerry Cram as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jerry Cram posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 3.63 and 1.213 for Jake Peavy. By the career numbers, Jerry Cram had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Cram and Jake Peavy

Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.28
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.98
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
3.63
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.68
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
2.68
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.724
0.724
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
37.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9838
37.25
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.35
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
3.83
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.63
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
34.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Jerry Cram and Jake Peavy

Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.28
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.69
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.12
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.05
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.05
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Cram and Jake Peavy

Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
2300
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
87.29
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
112.37
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.59
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.07
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
165.55
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0