Jim Pena vs. Bob Sebra — Career Comparison

Jim Pena
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Sebra
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Sebra built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Pena as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Pena posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.682 compared to 4.71 and 1.497 for Bob Sebra. By the career numbers, Jim Pena had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Pena and Bob Sebra

Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
2.31
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.28
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.71
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.09
34.09
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.48
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
4.71
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1100
27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366.2
9
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.02
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
9.62
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.91
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.09
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.66
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
6.9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.173
1.173
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
41.73
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1626
39.91
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.89
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
5.2
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.54
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.49
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.59
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
34.81
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.323
0.323
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.73
41.73
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Jim Pena and Bob Sebra

Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
2.31
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.28
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1100
27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366.2
9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.59
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.25
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.06
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.07
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.77
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.45
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.64
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.06
93.06
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.713
0.713
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Pena and Bob Sebra

Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
537.74
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
600
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
543.4
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
79.25
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
67.92
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
13.52
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
16.42
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
90.57
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
107.55
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.64
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.66
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.3
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
20.68
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
8.24
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.3
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
27
152.83
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.93
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.3
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.66
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA