Alex Ferson vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Alex Ferson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational 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 Alex Ferson 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 4.37 and 1.561 for Alex Ferson. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Ferson and Jake Peavy

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.17
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.44
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.86
41.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.88
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
4.37
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
10.36
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
3.69
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
2.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
41.07
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
6.79
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1517
37.07
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Alex Ferson and Jake Peavy

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.68
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.99
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.8
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.24
90.24
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.168
1.168
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Ferson and Jake Peavy

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
176.05
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
394.31
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
538.92
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
71.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.49
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.22
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.78
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.37
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
24.35
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.94
24.02
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
89.82
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
132.93
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
35.93
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.96
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
53.89
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.89
17.55
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.59
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.01
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.49
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
201.2
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
165.55
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.01
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0