Don Elston vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Don Elston
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jake Peavy
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jake Peavy built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Elston 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 3.69 and 1.445 for Don Elston. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Elston and Jake Peavy

Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
5.36
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.58
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.58
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.64
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.57
47.57
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.75
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.69
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2267
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
755.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
8.36
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.95
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
3.89
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
6.18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.17
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.3
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3232
38.49
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
2.87
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
4.22
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2880
34.3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Don Elston and Jake Peavy

Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
5.38
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2258
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
752.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.55
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.53
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.21
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.08
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.05
94.05
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Elston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Elston and Jake Peavy

Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
1970.8
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
137
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
543.07
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
19
83.21
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
83.21
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
12.1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
19
83.21
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
20
87.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
112.37
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.28
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.14
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.42
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
1.1
4.81
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.59
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.01
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.07
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
131.39
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
4.57
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.55
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
52.17
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Don Elston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Don Elston
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0