Jake Peavy vs. Ian Thomas — Career Comparison

Jake Peavy
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ian Thomas
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Peavy built a career as a starting pitcher and Ian 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 3.97 and 1.412 for Ian 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 Ian Thomas

Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.97
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2134
8.08
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2207
8.36
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
38.65
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.24
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.23
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.63
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8927
33.8
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
33.35
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Jake Peavy and Ian Thomas

Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.69
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.02
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.78
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.72
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Peavy and Ian Thomas

Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
4500
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
520.74
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.22
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-42.31
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
48.16
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.26
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.59
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-50
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
165
165.55
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.02
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA