Bobby Mathews vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Bobby Mathews
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MutualsUnknownRelief Pitcher
Jake Peavy
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jake Peavy built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Mathews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bobby Mathews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.237 compared to 3.63 and 1.213 for Jake Peavy. By the career numbers, Bobby Mathews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Mathews and Jake Peavy

Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
1.05
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
1.03
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
0.54
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.48
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.5
54.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
0.95
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.04
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1573
2.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
3.63
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14868
27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4956
9
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5601
10.17
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.13
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
0.97
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
2.68
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1528
2.77
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.416
0.416
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
0.46
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21997
39.95
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.02
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3497
6.35
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21417
38.89
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Bobby Mathews and Jake Peavy

Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
1.1
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.22
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16419
27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5473
9
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
0.49
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.33
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.42
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
2.23
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1102
1.81
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.21
81.21
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.168
1.168
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.88
19.88
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.04
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Mathews and Jake Peavy

Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
146.07
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
394.31
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2559
600
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
598
600
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2486
582.88
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
118.17
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
87
87.29
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
104.57
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
11.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.11
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.23
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
13.6
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125.53
29.43
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
23.94
24.02
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
134.35
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
115
115.38
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
577
135.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
74.56
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
48
48.16
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
38.45
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
33
33.11
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
112.78
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
78
78.26
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133.55
31.31
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
17.12
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.07
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
14.54
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.27
41.27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.11
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.34
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.17
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.52
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.01
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0