Mike O'Rourke vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Mike O'Rourke
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jake Peavy
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jake Peavy built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike O'Rourke 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 4.07 and 1.357 for Mike O'Rourke. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike O'Rourke and Jake Peavy

Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.07
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.48
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.07
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
10.07
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.14
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
2.68
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.71
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.17
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
39.43
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
36.64
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Mike O'Rourke and Jake Peavy

Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.47
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.96
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.168
1.168
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike O'Rourke and Jake Peavy

Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
394.31
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
520.74
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.22
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
17.06
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
26.41
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.94
24.02
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
48.16
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.26
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
23.85
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0