Mike Overy vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Mike Overy
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican 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 Mike Overy 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 6.14 and 1.364 for Mike Overy. 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 Overy and Jake Peavy

Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.45
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.14
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2134
8.08
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.98
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.68
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9.82
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2207
8.36
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.17
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
39.27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.68
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.14
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.227
1.227
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
34.36
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Mike Overy and Jake Peavy

Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.68
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Overy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Overy and Jake Peavy

Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
394.31
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
600
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
520.74
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.22
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
112.37
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.59
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.07
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Mike Overy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Mike Overy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0