Brandon McCarthy vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Brandon McCarthy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jake Peavy
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Brandon McCarthy a clear advantage over Jake Peavy across the core pitching metrics. Brandon McCarthy led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 110), home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 96). Jake Peavy held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 88). Brandon McCarthy was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brandon McCarthy and Jake Peavy

Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.88
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.43
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.51
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.55
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.92
47.92
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.25
77.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
4.2
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9.33
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.07
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.98
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.38
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
2.68
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
908
6.68
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.006
1.006
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5163
37.97
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
4.54
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.24
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.23
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.76
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.63
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4740
34.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Brandon McCarthy and Jake Peavy

Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.88
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.43
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.05
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
1.65
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.78
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.72
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.25
77.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon McCarthy and Jake Peavy

Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
255
916.17
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
524.55
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.22
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.45
5.2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.52
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
64.67
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
112.37
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.78
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
35.93
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.79
-20.82
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.59
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
273.05
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
165.55
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
43.11
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0