Jose Melendez vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Jose Melendez
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational 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 Jose Melendez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Melendez led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 110), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 99), and strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 100). Jake Peavy held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 87 vs 71). Role difference aside, Jose Melendez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Melendez and Jake Peavy

Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.58
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.47
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
3.63
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
8.03
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2134
8.08
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.1
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.98
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
2.68
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
7.02
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.051
1.051
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
37.16
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9838
37.25
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.51
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.67
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
3.83
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.24
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.23
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.196
1.196
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
33.4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8927
33.8
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Jose Melendez and Jake Peavy

Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.02
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.43
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.78
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.31
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.72
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Melendez and Jake Peavy

Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
2422.22
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.22
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
17.06
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
21.07
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
8.61
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
112.37
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-19.16
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.59
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
400
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
165.55
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0