Joe Orrell vs. Jason Simontacchi — Career Comparison

Joe Orrell
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Simontacchi
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jason Simontacchi built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Orrell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Orrell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.517 compared to 5.09 and 1.496 for Jason Simontacchi. By the career numbers, Joe Orrell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Orrell and Jason Simontacchi

Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.21
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
2.43
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.34
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.66
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.43
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.47
60.47
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.21
55.21
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.01
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
5.09
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.03
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
10.1
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.44
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.62
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.16
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.61
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.83
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
39.65
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
39.27
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.41
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.01
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
5.39
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.94
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
34.53
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1385
35.05
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Joe Orrell and Jason Simontacchi

Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.45
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.34
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356.2
9
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.78
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.39
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.22
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.17
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.64
54.64
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Orrell and Jason Simontacchi

Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
800
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
522.41
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
563.79
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
98.28
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
93.1
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
14.58
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
18.5
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
103.45
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
108.62
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.72
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
62.07
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
8.77
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
14.58
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.34
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
200
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
175.86
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA