Bill Evans vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican 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 Bill Evans 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 4.98 and 1.708 for Bill Evans. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Evans and Jake Peavy

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.48
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.98
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
8.72
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.66
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
40.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.82
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
33.65
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8927
33.8
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Jake Peavy

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7131
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2377
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.78
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.72
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Jake Peavy

Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1560
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.22
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
112.37
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-60
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.59
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.07
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0