Fred Fussell vs. Orlando Peña — Career Comparison

Fred Fussell
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Fussell 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 4.86 and 1.537 for Fred Fussell. By the career numbers, Orlando Peña had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Fussell and Orlando Peña

Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
2.44
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.82
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.16
45.16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.75
33.75
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.86
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.71
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
294.2
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
11.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
8.8
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
2.69
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.64
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
3.15
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.648
0.648
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.23
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
39.92
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5085
38.07
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.01
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
5.59
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1214
37.08
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4685
35.08
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.92
39.92
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Fred Fussell and Orlando Peña

Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
27
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202.2
9
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.84
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.7
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.06
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.838
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.78
21.78
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Fussell and Orlando Peña

Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
80
452.83
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
106
600
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
566.04
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
84.91
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.26
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.64
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
30.31
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
130.19
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
113.21
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.26
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.98
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
67.92
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
19.24
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.66
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.64
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
147.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.66
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA