Bob Fallon vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Bob Fallon
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White 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 Bob Fallon 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 4.99 and 1.924 for Bob Fallon. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Fallon and Jake Peavy

Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.82
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.48
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.99
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
10.86
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.47
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.98
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.87
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
7.92
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.533
1.533
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
41.38
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.17
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.28
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.23
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.76
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.63
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.859
1.859
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
35.22
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.38
41.38
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Bob Fallon and Jake Peavy

Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.82
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.88
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.69
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.76
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.64
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.64
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Bob Fallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Fallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Fallon and Jake Peavy

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