Pete Alexander vs. Orlando Peña — Career Comparison

Pete Alexander
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pete Alexander built a career as a starting pitcher and Orlando Peña as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Alexander posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.121 compared to 3.71 and 1.305 for Orlando Peña. By the career numbers, Pete Alexander had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Alexander and Orlando Peña

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
1.21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
1.04
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.65
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.36
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.2
64.2
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.06
86.06
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
0.76
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.06
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
2.56
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15570
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5190
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4868
8.44
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1175
8.8
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.28
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
1.65
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.64
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
3.81
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.07
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.12
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20928
36.29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5085
38.07
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.14
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
3.21
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
4.11
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19907
34.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Pete Alexander and Orlando Peña

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
27
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202.2
9
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1633
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.84
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.7
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.307
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.78
21.78
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Alexander and Orlando Peña

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
703
213.35
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1977
600
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1810
549.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
114.72
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
89.23
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
18.21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.95
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
3.34
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
25.49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.77
37.56
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
150.83
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
138.69
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
46.74
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
49.47
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
92.87
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129.91
39.43
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.61
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
23.37
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
83.76
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.16
7.16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
26.71
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.43
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA