Jim Pena vs. John Sowders — Career Comparison

Jim Pena
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Sowders
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Pena and John Sowders are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Pena carried a career ERA of 3.48 against John Sowders's 4.29. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Jim Pena and John Sowders — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Pena and John Sowders

Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.18
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.09
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.45
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.58
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.86
43.86
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.48
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
4.29
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
9
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
10.02
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
10.38
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.02
10.02
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.09
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
4.91
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.55
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
3.53
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.67
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.33
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
41.73
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2352
42.59
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.89
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
7.73
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.568
1.568
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.698
1.698
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
35.59
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2063
37.36
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.73
41.73
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59

Fielding Stats for Jim Pena and John Sowders

Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.26
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.25
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.8
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.07
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.34
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.45
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
2.06
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.06
88.06
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Pena and John Sowders

Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
174.68
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
559.49
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
111.39
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
93.67
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.19
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
13.52
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.4
36.46
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
134.18
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
151.9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
63.29
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
65.82
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
126.58
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
20.68
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.15
38.35
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.44
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.54
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.18
7.18
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100