Orlando Peña vs. Herb Pennock — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Pennock
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Herb Pennock built a career as a starting pitcher and Orlando Peña as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Herb Pennock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 3.71 and 1.305 for Orlando Peña. By the career numbers, Herb Pennock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Orlando Peña and Herb Pennock

Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
1.55
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.06
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.6
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.07
68.07
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.62
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.08
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
3.6
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10715
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3571.2
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
8.8
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3900
9.83
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.64
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1227
3.09
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5085
38.07
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15154
38.19
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.34
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1692
4.26
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4685
35.08
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14202
35.79
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Herb Pennock

Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
27
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202.2
9
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.84
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.7
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.499
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.78
21.78
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Herb Pennock

Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
620
260.87
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1426
600
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
512.62
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1214
510.8
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
97.62
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
80.36
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
13.88
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.68
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
17.25
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.94
32.79
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
119.92
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
140.11
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
45.44
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
43.34
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
87.1
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.09
35.8
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.95
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
19
36.89
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
39.55
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
74.89
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
8.01
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
24
46.6
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
46.7
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100