Jim Pena vs. Alfredo Simon — Career Comparison

Jim Pena
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alfredo Simon
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alfredo Simon 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 4.56 and 1.419 for Alfredo Simon. 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 Alfredo Simon

Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
2.96
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.08
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.55
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.55
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.47
36.47
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.48
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
4.56
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
9
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.02
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
9.41
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.41
9.41
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.22
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.09
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.12
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.55
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
6.14
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.44
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.58
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
41.73
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
39.16
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.81
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.89
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
4.94
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.29
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.66
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.59
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3002
34.86
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.73
41.73
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Jim Pena and Alfredo Simon

Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
2.96
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.08
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.75
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.25
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.1
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.07
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.45
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.86
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.628
0.628
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.47
36.47
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Pena and Alfredo Simon

Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
1500
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
523.53
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
52.94
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
35.29
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
13.52
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.53
9.03
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.41
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
20.68
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-10.7
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
36
211.76
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
58.82
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA