Mike McDermott vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Mike McDermott
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational 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 Mike McDermott 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 6.17 and 1.783 for Mike McDermott. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike McDermott and Jake Peavy

Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.47
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.19
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.84
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.03
81.03
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.68
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
6.17
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
11.21
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.4
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.83
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.63
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.51
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
42.54
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
8.78
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.783
1.783
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
37.2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.54
42.54
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Mike McDermott and Jake Peavy

Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.47
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.66
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.52
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.04
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.33
86.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.069
2.069
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.168
1.168
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike McDermott and Jake Peavy

Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
58
217.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
394.31
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
160
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
536.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
116.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
87.29
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
82.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
17.06
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
21.07
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.52
54.44
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.94
24.02
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
165
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
115.38
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
176.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
48.16
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
33.11
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
105
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.26
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.47
58.03
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.01
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
56.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
78.75
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.62
7.62
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.01
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0