Jake Peavy

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2016)

W–L 152–126
ERA 3.63
WHIP 1.20
SO 2,207
Pitcher PIV 34745.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 195 lb
Born
5/31/1981 in Mobile, AL, USA
MLB Debut
2002-06-22
Last Game
2016-09-21
Awards
3× All-Star · Cy Young · Pitching Triple Crown

Full name: Jacob Edward Peavy

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
152 126 388 377 15 6 0 2377.0 2,134 960 259 708 2,207 3.63 34745.0

Career ERA 3.63 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 13.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2002 SDN NL 6 7 17 17 0 0 0 97.7 106 49 33 90 4.52 4.28 (-6%) 1467.1
2003 SDN NL 12 11 32 32 0 0 0 194.7 173 89 82 156 4.11 4.40 (+6%) -2866.5
2004 SDN NL 15 6 27 27 0 0 0 166.3 146 42 53 173 2.27 4.46 (+49%) 5699.3
2005 SDN NL 13 7 30 30 3 3 0 203.0 162 65 50 216 2.88 4.29 (+33%) 7422.5
2006 SDN NL 11 14 32 32 2 0 0 202.3 187 92 62 215 4.09 4.53 (+10%) 5370.6
2007 SDN NL 19 6 34 34 0 0 0 223.3 169 63 68 240 2.54 4.47 (+43%) 9530.7
2008 SDN NL 10 11 27 27 1 0 0 173.7 146 55 59 166 2.85 4.32 (+34%) 3261.9
2009 SDN NL 6 6 13 13 1 0 0 81.7 69 36 28 92 3.97 4.32 (+8%) 2694.9
2009 CHA AL 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 20.0 11 3 6 18 1.35 4.32 (+69%) 740.4
2010 CHA AL 7 6 17 17 1 1 0 107.0 98 55 34 93 4.63 4.08 (-13%) 180.9
2011 CHA AL 7 7 19 18 1 1 0 111.7 117 61 24 95 4.92 3.94 (-25%) 2081.8
2012 CHA AL 11 12 32 32 4 1 0 219.0 191 82 49 194 3.37 4.01 (+16%) 1605.7
2013 CHA AL 8 4 13 13 1 0 0 80.0 74 38 17 76 4.28 3.87 (-11%) -464.8
2013 BOS AL 4 1 10 10 1 0 0 64.7 56 29 19 45 4.04 3.87 (-4%) 123.5
2014 BOS AL 1 9 20 20 0 0 0 124.0 131 65 46 100 4.72 3.74 (-26%) -3289.0
2014 SFN NL 6 4 12 12 0 0 0 78.7 65 19 17 58 2.17 3.74 (+42%) 1419.1
2015 SFN NL 8 6 19 19 0 0 0 110.7 99 44 25 78 3.58 3.96 (+10%) 271.6
2016 SFN NL 5 9 31 21 0 0 0 118.7 134 73 36 102 5.54 4.19 (-32%) -504.8
Career · 18 seasons 152 126 388 377 15 6 0 2,377.0 2,134 960 708 2,207 3.63 — 34,745

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
393 519 48 87 17 1 3 33 0 22 165 .168 .205 .222 .427 -2,261

Career AVG .168 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 35.5% below league average.

Career OBP .205 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 37.2% below league average.

Career SLG .222 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 46.3% below league average.

Career OPS .427 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — 42.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2002 SDN NL 17 33 4 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 13 .212 — — — — 0.0
2003 SDN NL 32 55 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 21 .073 .264 (-72%) .332 (-55%) .422 (-83%) .754 (-70%) -635.4
2004 SDN NL 27 59 5 10 1 0 0 3 0 4 17 .169 .266 (-36%) .335 (-34%) .427 (-56%) .762 (-46%) -450.7
2005 SDN NL 30 53 5 10 1 0 0 2 0 4 16 .189 .264 (-29%) .330 (-22%) .418 (-50%) .749 (-38%) -315.2
2006 SDN NL 32 60 6 10 3 0 2 9 0 1 19 .167 .269 (-38%) .336 (-46%) .431 (-27%) .768 (-35%) -371.0
2007 SDN NL 37 73 8 17 4 1 0 7 0 2 14 .233 .268 (-13%) .335 (-26%) .422 (-25%) .758 (-25%) -333.1
2008 SDN NL 29 49 4 13 2 0 0 2 0 3 12 .265 — — — — -155.4
2009 SDN NL 13 23 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .087 — — — — 0.0
2009 CHA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 CHA AL 17 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 — — — — 0.0
2011 CHA AL 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 CHA AL 32 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 CHA AL 13 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 BOS AL 10 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 — — — — 0.0
2014 BOS AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 SFN NL 12 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 SFN NL 19 36 5 7 2 0 1 3 0 1 17 .194 — — — — 0.0
2016 SFN NL 31 27 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 2 12 .185 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 393 519 48 87 17 1 3 33 0 22 165 .168 — — — — -2,261

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2014 NLCS SFN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 NLDS1 SFN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 WS SFN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 ALCS BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 ALDS1 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 WS BOS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 NLDS2 SDN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2005 NLDS1 SDN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 5 9 9 0 38.3 53 34 17 21 7.98

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2014 NLCS SFN 0 0 1 1 0 4.0 4 2 3 2 4.50
2014 NLDS1 SFN 1 0 1 1 0 5.7 2 0 3 3 0.00
2014 WS SFN 0 2 2 2 0 6.3 12 9 3 3 12.79
2013 ALCS BOS 0 1 1 1 0 3.0 5 7 3 1 21.00
2013 ALDS1 BOS 0 0 1 1 0 5.7 5 1 0 3 1.59
2013 WS BOS 0 0 1 1 0 4.0 6 2 1 4 4.50
2006 NLDS2 SDN 0 1 1 1 0 5.3 11 5 1 2 8.44
2005 NLDS1 SDN 0 1 1 1 0 4.3 8 8 3 3 16.62

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2002462142118.171
Away1922702644215.163

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1981244.0105443935212083.18
Away1891126.210705153529934.11

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2016-09-21 SFGLAD — 1.0111100
2016-09-10 SFGAZ — 1.0100110
2016-08-20 SFGNYN — 2.0555042
2016-08-17 SFGPIT — 1.0200020
2016-08-15 SFGPIT — 1.0100010
2016-08-12 SFGBAL — 2.0000030
2016-08-09 SFGMIA — 0.2100100
2016-08-08 SFGMIA — 1.0100010
2016-08-06 SFGWAS — 0.0311000
2016-08-03 SFGPHI — 0.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 388 377 183 270 16 20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2002 SDN P 17 17 9 19 0 0
2003 SDN P 32 32 17 20 3 3
2004 SDN P 27 27 10 24 1 4
2005 SDN P 30 30 10 24 1 1
2006 SDN P 32 32 22 20 2 1
2007 SDN P 34 34 21 27 0 1
2008 SDN P 27 27 13 25 2 3
2009 SDN P 13 13 5 10 1 0
2009 CHA P 3 3 0 3 0 1
2010 CHA P 17 17 8 16 0 0
2011 CHA P 19 18 9 6 1 0
2012 CHA P 32 32 14 22 1 3
2013 CHA P 13 13 6 5 0 0
2013 BOS P 10 10 4 5 0 0
2014 BOS P 20 20 15 15 1 2
2014 SFN P 12 12 8 10 1 1
2015 SFN P 19 19 8 10 1 0
2016 SFN P 31 21 4 9 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 388

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2012 Pitcher of the Month April
2007 Cy Young Award
2007 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2007 Pitcher of the Month August
2007 Pitcher of the Month May
2007 Pitcher of the Month September
2007 Pitching Triple Crown
2007 TSN All-Star SP
2007 TSN Pitcher of the Year
2005 Player of the Week Week of 2005-08-06
2004 Pitcher of the Month August
2004 Player of the Week Week of 2004-09-25

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 SFN NL $15,000,000
2015 SFN NL $9,000,000
2014 SFN NL $14,500,000
2013 CHA AL $16,157,271
2012 CHA AL $17,000,000
2011 CHA AL $16,000,000
2010 CHA AL $15,000,000
2009 SDN NL $11,000,000
2008 SDN NL $6,500,000
2007 SDN NL $4,750,000
2006 SDN NL $2,500,000
2005 SDN NL $750,000
2004 SDN NL $350,000
2003 SDN NL $305,000
Total Career Earnings $128,812,271

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2007 Cy Young Award NL 1st 160.0 160 32
2007 Most Valuable Player NL 7th 97.0 448 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jake Peavy (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Johnny Cueto
    144-113, 3.52 ERA
  2. 97
    Cole Hamels
    163-122, 3.43 ERA
  3. 96
    Felix Hernandez
    169-136, 3.42 ERA
  4. 93
    Madison Bumgarner
    134-124, 3.47 ERA
  5. 91
    Josh Beckett
    138-106, 3.88 ERA
  6. 87
    Sonny Gray
    141-106, 3.53 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jake Peavy

What years did Jake Peavy play?
Jake Peavy played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2016.
Was Jake Peavy a pitcher?
Yes. Jake Peavy pitched in the major leagues, recording 152 wins and 2207 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jake Peavy hit?
Jake Peavy hit 3 career home runs with 87 hits.