Bob Ferguson vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Bob Ferguson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational 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 Ferguson 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 9 and 2.125 for Bob Ferguson. 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 Ferguson and Jake Peavy

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
13.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.98
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.63
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.188
1.188
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.17
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Bob Ferguson and Jake Peavy

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7131
27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2377
9
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.02
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.78
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.72
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Ferguson and Jake Peavy

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1800
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
87.29
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.94
24.02
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
115.38
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.07
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0