Bill James vs. Hipolito Peña — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hipolito Peña
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill James built a career as a starting pitcher and Hipolito Peña as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.2 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 4.84 and 1.572 for Hipolito Peña. By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill James and Hipolito Peña

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.55
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.82
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.12
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.54
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.2
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.84
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
8.47
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.14
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.12
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
4.41
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.08
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.93
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.11
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.96
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.37
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4958
37.83
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
40.03
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
4.26
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.96
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4332
33.05
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
32.21
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Hipolito Peña

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.82
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.1
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.68
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.68
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.138
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Hipolito Peña

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
294.92
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
4200
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
600
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
520.1
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
74.09
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
63.92
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.72
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.08
19
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
85.71
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.68
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.43
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
53.75
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.26
13.45
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
200.48
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
2.99
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA