Jake Peavy: On a scale from Zero to Tony Gwynn
by jbox on Feb 5, 2010 3:20 PM PST
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Are you getting sick of these Zero to Tony Gwynn posts yet? Well too bad. We're not done yet!
You may remember one Jacob Edward Peavy who used to pitch for the Padres. Raised in our farm system on diet of wooden bats and overzealous hitters. He grew up strong and he grew up right.
He debut with the Padres back in 2001 and tore up opposing teams and feasting on Dodgers for desert. He would eventually win the Cy Young and become one of the best pitchers in Padres history.
Not so long ago he accepted a trade and skipped town to join a team that he thought had better potential to bring him a World Series ring.
How does he compare to Tony the Gwynn?
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Tied Randy Jones with 92.
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If only wins for a pitcher actually meant something.
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by Zach (maestro876) on Feb 5, 2010 9:33 PM PST up reply actions
Wins mean something
They may not be as important as we once thought they were.
But that’s not the same as saying they mean nothing.
strikeouts
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by CurbEnthusiasm on Feb 5, 2010 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
4.1
Career wins / (Post season earned runs + post season innings pitched)
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I voted 2
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I voted 5
To me, the jury is still out for Peavy.
He recently left, and I don’t think enough time has passed to develop an accurate perspective. He certainly deserves credit for his CYA and being one of the NLs top pitchers for 3 years or so.
His personality seems somewhat lacking, which hurts his
’face of the franchise" ranking.
Whether or not another pitcher comes along as good as him will certainly cause his numbers to move.
I voted 8
Greatest starting pitcher in franchise history. It’ll probably drop as he accomplishes things with other teams and Mat Latos becomes the best Padres starter ever (fingers crossed).
3
3/10 of Tony
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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Feb 5, 2010 3:42 PM PST reply actions
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He was an island, just like Tony was… and Adrian is.
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I'll always have a soft spot for Jake
I guess you can say he rekindled my love with the Padres.
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but it’s a moving target. The more years he spends in another uniform, the less of a Padre he becomes.
I vote 6 for just that reason.
I think it’s a toss-up between Peavy and Jones for best pitcher in franchise history.
I think this series of polls is great! It gets people thinking about the Padres storied history.
I think Peavy is clearly the better pitcher
but Jones ends up with a similar vote because of his intangibles and his post career connections to the team.
I voted 6.
He was a good pitcher, but not that good.
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by Zach (maestro876) on Feb 5, 2010 8:32 PM PST reply actions
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I’m torn. In my mind, Peavy took up the TG mantle. He was a stand up guy, a great (if sometimes flawed) competitor. Signed a long term deal for under market $. Didn’t demand a trade, but was traded because the FO couldn’t manage their finances. The Rivers-Peavy ’Bama connection was a nice touch as well. If he had played his whole career here at the rate he had, I think he would have been a 9. Being traded against his will (it was definately not instigated by him, even though it was a little ugly at the end) counts for him…. Playoff disappointments count against him. That hurkey jerkey delivery that resulted in a lot fewer injuries than i would have expected counts for him. Good interview and spoke his mind counts for him…. OK 7
BTW… I’m digging the 0 to Gwynn series.
by Stephen (shaynes41) on Feb 6, 2010 7:44 AM PST reply actions
9
Best Starting pitcher in Padres history. Going away.
1 CY Young
Lead the team in wins 5 of the 6 years
Won two ML ERA titles
the Career leader in Ks
lead league in Ks two times
lead team in Ks 03-08
2nd highest winning % in club history.
Tied for 2nd in wins
2nd in career ERA by a SP
Best opp. avg by a SP
It was not his fault he was traded, if you hold that against him I think that’s a bit short sided. He was home grown and was the most dominant SP the team has ever had.
With the exception over Trevor, Peavy is as good as it gets when it comes to taking the mound in a Padres uni.
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But 10 is the apex. It's untouchable. Can't get there.
therefor,
9 is something that should only be achieved through a lifer. Hoffman is the closest thing you’re getting to a lifer. You should be wearing a Padres hat into the hall of fame.
8 is everything you could ask of a player while they are here. It is short sided to hold it against Peavy for leaving, but it does in fact mean that he’s not a 9. He was great in his time here, but leaving does still count against him.
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