Robbie Erlin vs. Alejandro Peña — Career Comparison

MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Robbie Erlin built a career as a starting pitcher and Alejandro Peña as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alejandro Peña posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 4.87 and 1.297 for Robbie Erlin. By the career numbers, Alejandro Peña had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Robbie Erlin and Alejandro Peña

Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
3.08
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
4.28
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.61
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.48
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.53
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.44
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.75
36.75
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.31
14.31
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.63
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
4.87
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.11
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
27
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3173
27
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
341.2
9
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1057.2
9
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
9.77
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
959
8.16
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.64
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.84
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
2.82
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.53
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
7.24
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
7.14
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.14
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
37.8
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4398
37.42
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.97
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.14
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.63
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.25
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.79
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
35.22
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3989
33.94
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42

Fielding Stats for Robbie Erlin and Alejandro Peña

Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
3.08
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
4.28
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.61
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
27
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3173
27
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
341.2
9
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1057.2
9
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.53
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.21
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.95
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.61
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.63
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.53
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.48
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.08
95.08
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.496
0.496
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.75
36.75
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.31
14.31
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robbie Erlin and Alejandro Peña

Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
118
874.07
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
1563.73
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
600
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
72
533.33
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
562.69
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
49.74
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.44
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
7.28
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
10.84
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
80.83
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
81.48
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
71.5
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.98
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.76
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.63
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-8.76
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.96
-12.31
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.22
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
192.59
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
73
226.94
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.12
3.12
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
44.44
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.98
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA