Clarence Currie vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Clarence Currie
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows 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 Clarence Currie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clarence Currie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.363 compared to 3.63 and 1.213 for Jake Peavy. By the career numbers, Clarence Currie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clarence Currie and Jake Peavy

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.28
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.92
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.56
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.7
71.7
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.75
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.39
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
3.63
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
9.33
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
2.93
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.69
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.17
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1567
37.98
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.07
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
34.54
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Clarence Currie and Jake Peavy

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.35
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
4.05
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.76
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.81
92.81
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.925
2.925
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.168
1.168
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clarence Currie and Jake Peavy

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
55
235.71
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
394.31
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
552.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
20
85.71
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
72.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
21.95
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
24
102.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
115.71
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
33.11
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
14
60
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
16.18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.59
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.01
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
180
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
165.55
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.01
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0