Dave Boswell vs. Orlando Peña — Career Comparison

Dave Boswell
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Boswell 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. Dave Boswell led in home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 65), strikeout rate (K%+ 131 vs 102), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 90). Orlando Peña held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 81). Role difference aside, Dave Boswell holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave Boswell and Orlando Peña

Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.73
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.28
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.57
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.47
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.66
73.66
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
7.25
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
8.8
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.93
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
4.06
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.64
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
7.45
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
818
6.12
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.37
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.23
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.29
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4487
37.91
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5085
38.07
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
3.9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
4.11
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3965
33.5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Dave Boswell and Orlando Peña

Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.73
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.28
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3197
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065.2
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.52
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.09
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.68
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.84
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.61
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.7
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.28
92.28
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.66
73.66
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Boswell and Orlando Peña

Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
231
350.89
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
600
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
557.47
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
112.41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
85.06
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.19
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
27.34
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.42
34.05
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
157.97
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
127.59
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
62.28
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
22
33.42
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
89.62
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.29
30.82
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
180.76
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.82
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.67
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.77
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA