Dick Fowler vs. Orlando Peña — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler 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. Orlando Peña posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.305 compared to 4.11 and 1.493 for Dick Fowler. By the career numbers, Orlando Peña had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Orlando Peña

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.71
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
8.8
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.64
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
39.23
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5085
38.07
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.73
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4685
35.08
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Orlando Peña

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202.2
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.84
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.7
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.78
21.78
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Orlando Peña

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.2
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.25
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.73
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.77
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA