Jesus Peña vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Jesus Peña
Gen XD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johan Santana
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Johan Santana built a career as a starting pitcher and Jesus Peña as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Johan Santana posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.2 and WHIP 1.138 compared to 5.21 and 2.057 for Jesus Peña. By the career numbers, Johan Santana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jesus Peña and Johan Santana

Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
9.26
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.35
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.06
64.06
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.21
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.35
7.35
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.2
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9.45
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.93
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.98
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
8.1
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
7.71
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.261
1.261
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.77
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.3
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
44.16
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.54
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.56
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.16
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
35.1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
33.6
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.16
44.16
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Jesus Peña and Johan Santana

Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
9.26
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.2
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.44
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.12
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.03
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.31
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.55
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.12
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.47
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.56
94.56
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jesus Peña and Johan Santana

Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
48
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
774.19
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
600
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
533.33
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
55.91
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
105.38
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.66
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.86
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
78
167.74
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA