Ted Olson vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Ted Olson
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican 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 Ted Olson 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 7.18 and 1.734 for Ted Olson. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Olson and Jake Peavy

Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.81
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.48
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
7.18
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
11.71
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.71
11.71
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.09
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.98
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.9
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.81
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
41.83
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.4
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
7.65
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
37.92
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Ted Olson and Jake Peavy

Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7131
27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2377
9
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.02
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.78
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.72
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Olson and Jake Peavy

Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
520.74
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
87.29
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
17.06
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
21.07
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
49.02
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.94
24.02
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
115.38
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.59
52.91
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.07
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0