Lefty James vs. Hipolito Peña — Career Comparison

Lefty James
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hipolito Peña
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty 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. Lefty James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 4.84 and 1.572 for Hipolito Peña. By the career numbers, Lefty James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty James and Hipolito Peña

Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.92
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.82
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.03
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.56
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.3
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.39
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.84
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
8.84
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.14
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.12
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.23
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.08
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.93
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.39
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.96
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
38.01
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
40.03
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.94
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.55
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.96
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
33.11
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
32.21
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Lefty James and Hipolito Peña

Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.82
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.1
9
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.68
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.68
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.097
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty James and Hipolito Peña

Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4200
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
541.94
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.51
9.93
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-4.27
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
270.97
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA