Alex McRae vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Alex McRae
MillenialWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Alex McRae 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 7.34 and 1.868 for Alex McRae. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex McRae and Jake Peavy

Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.03
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.18
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.34
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
11.37
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.13
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.98
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.21
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
6.39
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
43.58
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.42
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
8.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.63
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.842
1.842
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
37.42
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.58
43.58
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Alex McRae and Jake Peavy

Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.03
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.69
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.02
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.78
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.72
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex McRae and Jake Peavy

Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
1133.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
87.29
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
30.24
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.94
24.02
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
115.38
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
40.23
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.07
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
165.55
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
52.17
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0