Jake Peavy vs. Bill Trotter — Career Comparison

Jake Peavy
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bill Trotter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Peavy built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Trotter 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 5.4 and 1.641 for Bill Trotter. 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 Bill Trotter

Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.04
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.58
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.02
19.02
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
5.4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1450
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
483.1
9
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
11.53
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.53
11.53
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.98
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.86
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
3.24
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
2.94
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.17
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2208
41.11
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.51
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
6.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2019
37.6
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Jake Peavy and Bill Trotter

Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.47
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7131
27
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2377
9
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.02
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.78
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.72
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.64
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Peavy and Bill Trotter

Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
688.73
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
142
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
520.74
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
109
460.56
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.35
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.22
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
5.61
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
29.58
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
112.37
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
25
105.63
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.16
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.35
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
29.58
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.59
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.81
-7.64
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
80.28
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
165.55
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
266.2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
52.17
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
59.15
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.02
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA