Joe Benz vs. Orlando Peña — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz 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. Joe Benz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.147 compared to 3.71 and 1.305 for Orlando Peña. By the career numbers, Joe Benz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Benz and Orlando Peña

Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.5
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.33
50.33
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
8.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1175
8.8
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.64
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5085
38.07
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.34
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
4.11
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5006
33.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Orlando Peña

Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202.2
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.84
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.7
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.78
21.78
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Orlando Peña

Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
251
317.72
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
558.23
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
64.56
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.75
13.61
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.04
17.55
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
92.41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
84.81
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
106.8
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
36.71
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
17
21.52
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
58.23
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
1.03
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
8.46
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.33
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
187.34
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
34.18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA