Sparrow Morton vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Sparrow Morton
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Sparrow Morton 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 5.29 and 1.588 for Sparrow Morton. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sparrow Morton and Jake Peavy

Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.47
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.12
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
43.94
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10.59
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
38.12
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.94
43.94
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Sparrow Morton and Jake Peavy

Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.69
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.168
1.168
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sparrow Morton and Jake Peavy

Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
394.31
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
87.29
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
17.06
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
21.07
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
102.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.94
24.02
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
115.38
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
109.12
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.07
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
165.55
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0