Bill Irwin vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Bill Irwin
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief 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 Irwin 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 5.82 and 1.529 for Bill Irwin. 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 Irwin and Jake Peavy

Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9.53
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.98
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.24
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
42.88
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
10.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
38.65
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.88
42.88
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Bill Irwin and Jake Peavy

Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.168
1.168
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Irwin and Jake Peavy

Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
394.31
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
520.74
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.22
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
5.31
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
2.81
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.59
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.01
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0