Ben McDonald vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Ben McDonald
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jake Peavy
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Ben McDonald a clear advantage over Jake Peavy across the core pitching metrics. Ben McDonald led in run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 99), home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 96). Ben McDonald was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ben McDonald and Jake Peavy

Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.47
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.38
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.54
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.49
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.7
52.7
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.84
93.84
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.17
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
3.91
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
8.27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.96
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
3.05
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
6.23
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.22
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5408
37.69
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
4.22
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.21
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.63
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4875
33.98
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.69
37.69
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Ben McDonald and Jake Peavy

Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.47
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.38
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.66
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.99
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.91
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.168
1.168
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.84
93.84
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben McDonald and Jake Peavy

Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
126600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.22
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
112.37
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.59
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.07
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
165.55
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0