Robbie Erlin vs. Jim Pena — Career Comparison

Robbie Erlin
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Pena
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Robbie Erlin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Pena as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Pena posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.682 compared to 4.87 and 1.297 for Robbie Erlin. By the career numbers, Jim Pena had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Robbie Erlin and Jim Pena

Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
3.08
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.34
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.53
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.75
36.75
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
4.87
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.48
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341.2
9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
9.77
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.02
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.84
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.09
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
7.24
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1435
37.8
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
41.73
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.14
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.89
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.79
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1337
35.22
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.59
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.322
0.322
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.73
41.73

Fielding Stats for Robbie Erlin and Jim Pena

Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
3.08
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341.2
9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.21
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.25
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.61
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.07
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.53
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.45
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.08
95.08
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.496
0.496
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.75
36.75
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robbie Erlin and Jim Pena

Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
874.07
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
600
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
533.33
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.98
7.28
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
13.52
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
81.48
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.81
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.22
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-8.76
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
20.68
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.22
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
26
192.59
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.12
3.12
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
44.44
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA