Sam McDowell vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jake Peavy
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Sam McDowell and Jake Peavy are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 99 for Sam McDowell and 99 for Jake Peavy, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 101 and 96 respectively. If forced to pick, Sam McDowell gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Sam McDowell and Jake Peavy

Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
1.53
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
1.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.51
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.48
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.48
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.27
51.27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.41
81.41
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.37
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
3.17
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
3.63
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2134
8.08
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.59
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
4.74
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
8.86
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2207
8.36
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10587
38.23
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
3.83
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9156
33.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8927
33.8
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Sam McDowell and Jake Peavy

Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.54
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
1.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7480
27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493.1
9
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.18
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.12
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
1.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.78
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
1.47
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.72
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.52
92.52
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.03
81.03
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam McDowell and Jake Peavy

Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
302.47
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
394.31
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
600
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
598
600
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
545.71
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
83.9
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
76.15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.94
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.41
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.76
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
22.45
15.83
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
112.37
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.97
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
25.38
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
68
47.94
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
9.65
6.81
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.59
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.28
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.07
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
306
215.75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
165.55
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
39.48
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.01
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.23
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0