Jake Peavy
starter | throws: right | bats: right | height: 6-1 | weight: 180 | born: 05.31.81

Jake Peavy
Jake Peavy won pitching’s triple crown in 2007.
Career stats: Baseball-Reference.com
In the show: Padres (2002-09), White Sox (2009-10)
How he was acquired: The Padres drafted Peavy in the 15th round of the 1999 draft.
How he was lost: The Padres traded Peavy to the White Sox for Clayton Richard, Aaron Poreda, Adam Russell and Dexter Carter on July 31, 2009. | ESPN.com

Players most similar to: Josh Beckett, Brandon Webb
Career year, 2007: 19-6, 2.54 ERA, 240 strikeouts and 68 walks in 223.1 innings

Resume

  • NL Cy Young Award (2007)
  • Top 10 in MVP voting (2007)
  • Two-time All-Star (2005, 2007)
  • Led league in ERA twice (2004, 2007)
  • Led league in wins (2007)
  • Led league in strikeouts twice (2005, 2007)
  • Triple Crown of pitching (2007)
  • The Sporting News NL All-Star team (2007)

    The Jake Peavy Library

  • Sun rises in East; Peavy wins Cy Young Award | Joe Sheehan, Baseball Prospectus (Nov. 2007)
  • Why Peavy deserved to win NL Cy | Rob Neyer, ESPN.com (Nov. 15, 2007)
  • Peavy the easy pick for NL Cy Young | Mike Celizic, MSNBC (Nov. 15, 2007)
  • Scouting Jake Peavy | Joe P. Sheehan, Baseball Analysts (Sept. 28, 2007)
  • Jake Peavy’s max effort mechanics | Carlos Gomez, The Hardball Times (Aug. 30, 2007)
  • Padres closely monitor pitchers’ workload | Rob Neyer, ESPN.com (July 17, 2002)
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