Jake Peavy, baseball player, 2002-2016

Jake Peavy

Born: 5/31/1981 in Mobile, AL, USA

MLB Debut: 2002-06-22 | Final Game: 2016-09-21

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 195 lbs

Full name: Jacob Edward Peavy

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Biography

Jake Peavy was a prominent American pitcher whose career spanned from 2002 to 2016. Born in 1981, he made a significant impact on Major League Baseball with a competitive spirit and a fierce fastball. Throughout his career, Peavy compiled a record of 152-126 and an earned run average (ERA) of 3.63, demonstrating his effectiveness on the mound. Over his 14 seasons in the league, he struck out a remarkable 2,207 batters, showcasing his ability to dominate hitters with his powerful pitching style. Peavy's accolades included being a three-time All-Star and winning the prestigious Cy Young Award, which underscored his status as one of the elite pitchers of his era. He played during a time when strikeouts were becoming increasingly common in baseball, and his performance contributed to the evolving nature of pitching in the sport. Known for his competitiveness and passion for the game, Peavy left a lasting legacy that resonated with fans and aspiring pitchers alike. After his retirement in September 2016, he remained a respected figure in baseball, remembered for his contributions both on and off the field.

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 2134 960 259 708 2207 3.63 0

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

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2002 SDP NL 6 7 17 17 0 0 0 97.7 106 49 33 90 4.52 4.28 (-6%) -
2003 SDP NL 12 11 32 32 0 0 0 194.7 173 89 82 156 4.11 4.40 (+6%) -
2004 SDP NL 15 6 27 27 0 0 0 166.3 146 42 53 173 2.27 4.46 (+49%) -
2005 SDP NL 13 7 30 30 3 3 0 203.0 162 65 50 216 2.88 4.29 (+33%) -
2006 SDP NL 11 14 32 32 2 0 0 202.3 187 92 62 215 4.09 4.53 (+10%) -
2007 SDP NL 19 6 34 34 0 0 0 223.3 169 63 68 240 2.54 4.47 (+43%) -
2008 SDP NL 10 11 27 27 1 0 0 173.7 146 55 59 166 2.85 4.32 (+34%) -
2009 SDP NL 6 6 13 13 1 0 0 81.7 69 36 28 92 3.97 4.32 (+8%) -
2009 CHW AL 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 20.0 11 3 6 18 1.35 4.32 (+69%) -
2010 CHW AL 7 6 17 17 1 1 0 107.0 98 55 34 93 4.63 4.08 (-13%) -
2011 CHW AL 7 7 19 18 1 1 0 111.7 117 61 24 95 4.92 3.94 (-25%) -
2012 CHW AL 11 12 32 32 4 1 0 219.0 191 82 49 194 3.37 4.01 (+16%) -
2013 CHW AL 8 4 13 13 1 0 0 80.0 74 38 17 76 4.28 3.87 (-11%) -
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%) -3372.9
2014 SFG NL 6 4 12 12 0 0 0 78.7 65 19 17 58 2.17 3.74 (+42%) -
2015 SFG NL 8 6 19 19 0 0 0 110.7 99 44 25 78 3.58 3.96 (+10%) -
2016 SFG NL 5 9 31 21 0 0 0 118.7 134 73 36 102 5.54 4.19 (-32%) -

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 0.168 0.205 0.222 0.427 -2391.7

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 0.427 vs. league average 0.739 across their career seasons — 42.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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 SDP NL 17 33 4 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 13 0.212 — — — — 0.0
2003 SDP NL 32 55 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 21 0.073 .264 (-72%) .332 (-55%) .422 (-83%) .754 (-70%) -673.1
2004 SDP NL 27 59 5 10 1 0 0 3 0 4 17 0.169 .266 (-36%) .335 (-34%) .427 (-56%) .762 (-46%) -473.2
2005 SDP NL 30 53 5 10 1 0 0 2 0 4 16 0.189 .264 (-29%) .330 (-22%) .418 (-50%) .749 (-38%) -332.7
2006 SDP NL 32 60 6 10 3 0 2 9 0 1 19 0.167 .269 (-38%) .336 (-46%) .431 (-27%) .768 (-35%) -393.0
2007 SDP NL 37 73 8 17 4 1 0 7 0 2 14 0.233 .268 (-13%) .335 (-26%) .422 (-25%) .758 (-25%) -356.0
2008 SDP NL 29 49 4 13 2 0 0 2 0 3 12 0.265 — — — — -163.7
2009 SDP NL 13 23 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.087 — — — — 0.0
2009 CHW AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 CHW AL 17 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.143 — — — — 0.0
2011 CHW AL 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2012 CHW AL 32 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2013 CHW AL 13 6 0 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 0.111 — — — — 0.0
2014 BOS AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 SFG NL 12 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2015 SFG NL 19 36 5 7 2 0 1 3 0 1 17 0.194 — — — — 0.0
2016 SFG NL 31 27 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 2 12 0.185 — — — — 0.0

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 0.000

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 0.000
2014 NLDS1 SFN 1 2 0 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 0.000
2006 NLDS2 SDN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
2005 NLDS1 SDN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000

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

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 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