Buttons Briggs vs. Orlando Peña — Career Comparison

Buttons Briggs
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buttons Briggs 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. Buttons Briggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 3.71 and 1.305 for Orlando Peña. By the career numbers, Buttons Briggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buttons Briggs and Orlando Peña

Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.02
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.46
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.35
48.35
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.51
91.51
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.88
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
3.41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879
9.25
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
8.8
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
3.49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.64
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
3.56
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
38.45
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5085
38.07
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
5.02
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3285
34.55
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Buttons Briggs and Orlando Peña

Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.53
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2568
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.68
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.22
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.22
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.84
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.12
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.7
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.28
92.28
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.906
1.906
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.17
47.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buttons Briggs and Orlando Peña

Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
106
181.71
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
555.43
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
82.29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
72
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.43
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.62
21.63
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
101.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
114.86
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
32.57
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
17
29.14
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
60
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
15.54
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
19
32.57
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
113.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA