Nick Blackburn vs. Orlando Peña — Career Comparison

Nick Blackburn
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Blackburn 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. Nick Blackburn led in home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 90), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 142). Orlando Peña held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 65). Role difference aside, Nick Blackburn holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nick Blackburn and Orlando Peña

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.58
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
4.85
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.71
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
11.03
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
8.8
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
1.29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.13
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.22
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.64
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
4.27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
39.32
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5085
38.07
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
5.39
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.99
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3312
36.41
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4685
35.08
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Nick Blackburn and Orlando Peña

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.77
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.25
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.22
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.08
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.84
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.02
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.7
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.28
92.28
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Blackburn and Orlando Peña

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
7250
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
833.01
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
69.9
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.77
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.04
17.55
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
85.44
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
106.8
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.3
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-27.74
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
8.46
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA