Paul Byrd vs. Orlando Peña — Career Comparison

Paul Byrd
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Paul Byrd 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. Paul Byrd led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 175 vs 142), home run suppression (HR9+ 79 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 90). Orlando Peña held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 73). Role difference aside, Paul Byrd holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Paul Byrd and Orlando Peña

Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
1.83
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.36
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.58
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.51
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.17
53.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.2
74.2
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
831
4.41
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.71
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5091
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1697
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1857
9.85
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
8.8
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
1.31
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.13
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
2.13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.64
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
4.9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.19
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.33
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7266
38.54
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5085
38.07
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
4.93
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.21
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.66
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6707
35.57
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4685
35.08
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Paul Byrd and Orlando Peña

Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
1.83
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.36
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5091
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1697
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.59
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.95
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.68
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.84
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.55
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.7
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.41
92.41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.28
92.28
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.2
74.2
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Byrd and Orlando Peña

Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
1053.81
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
833.01
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
197
600
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
156
475.13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
512.62
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
73.1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
73.1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.77
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
5.08
15.47
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.04
17.55
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
24
73.1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
85.44
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
115.74
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
30.46
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
63.96
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
16.56
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.09
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
12
36.55
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
118.78
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
5.05
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
82.23
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
24
46.6
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.09
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA