Jake Peavy vs. Carl Thomas — Career Comparison

Jake Peavy
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Carl Thomas
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Peavy built a career as a starting pitcher and Carl Thomas 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 7.45 and 1.862 for Carl Thomas. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Peavy and Carl Thomas

Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.58
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.48
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.68
54.68
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2134
8.08
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.45
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9.31
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.66
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.552
1.552
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
43.76
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.862
1.862
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8927
33.8
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
33.52
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.76
43.76

Fielding Stats for Jake Peavy and Carl Thomas

Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.69
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.86
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.02
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.79
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.79
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Peavy and Carl Thomas

Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
520.74
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
87.29
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.94
24.02
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
79.46
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
115.38
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
48.16
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.26
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
94.37
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
52.17
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA