Tommy Bridges vs. Orlando Peña — Career Comparison

Tommy Bridges
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Bridges 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. Tommy Bridges posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 3.71 and 1.305 for Orlando Peña. By the career numbers, Tommy Bridges had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Bridges and Orlando Peña

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
1.35
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
1.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.62
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.44
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.43
58.43
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.38
85.38
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.64
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
3.57
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8479
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826.1
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2675
8.52
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1175
8.8
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.58
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
3.8
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.64
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
5.33
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.19
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12165
38.74
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5085
38.07
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.15
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1321
4.21
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10938
34.83
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Tommy Bridges and Orlando Peña

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
27
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202.2
9
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.84
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.7
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.446
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.78
21.78
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Bridges and Orlando Peña

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
424
222.77
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1142
600
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
526.97
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
95.1
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
76.71
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.19
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.2
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
18.39
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
117.69
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
133.98
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.61
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
37.83
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
81.44
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.58
28.68
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.88
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
19
36.89
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
142.38
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
4.21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
34.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.15
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA