Buddy Black vs. Orlando Peña — Career Comparison

Buddy Black
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buddy Black 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. Orlando Peña led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 110), strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 90). Buddy Black held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 90). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Orlando Peña.

Pitching Stats for Buddy Black and Orlando Peña

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
1.74
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.53
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.51
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.05
51.05
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
3.84
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.71
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
8.67
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1175
8.8
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.95
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
2.73
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.64
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.21
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
4.55
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.809
0.809
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.28
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.23
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.21
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.19
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8627
37.81
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5085
38.07
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
982
4.3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.34
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.24
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.7
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7822
34.28
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Buddy Black and Orlando Peña

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
1.74
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.39
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.56
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.22
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.01
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.84
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.95
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.7
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.28
92.28
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buddy Black and Orlando Peña

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
1142.86
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
833.01
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
179
511.43
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
512.62
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
4.68
13.38
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.04
17.55
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
85.71
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
30
85.71
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
106.8
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.3
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
12
34.29
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
18
51.43
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1.85
5.28
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
8.46
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
24
46.6
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA