Joe Black vs. Orlando Peña — Career Comparison

Joe Black
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.305 compared to 3.72 and 1.300 for Joe Black. By the career numbers, Orlando Peña had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Black and Orlando Peña

Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
2.69
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.66
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.55
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.4
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.65
57.65
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.48
24.48
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.3
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
3.72
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.71
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2418
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
8.49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
8.8
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.71
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
3.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.64
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
5.07
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3426
38.26
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5085
38.07
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.28
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.16
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
4.46
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.39
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.292
1.292
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3106
34.68
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Joe Black and Orlando Peña

Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
3.63
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
3.2
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.84
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1806
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.58
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.35
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.22
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.14
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.21
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.84
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.93
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.7
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.16
91.16
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.807
0.807
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.05
23.05
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Black and Orlando Peña

Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
248
572.31
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
260
600
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
540
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
101.54
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
94.62
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.92
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.92
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.77
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
24.42
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
108.46
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
131.54
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
36.92
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
17
39.23
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
76.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
26.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.92
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.08
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
87.69
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.84
6.84
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
13
30
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.62
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA