Orlando Peña vs. Bill Pertica — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Pertica
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Pertica 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. Orlando Peña posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.305 compared to 4.27 and 1.535 for Bill Pertica. By the career numbers, Orlando Peña had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Orlando Peña and Bill Pertica

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.01
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.25
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.46
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.71
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
8.8
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
10.06
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.64
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
3.75
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
2.66
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5085
38.07
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
39.81
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
5.47
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4685
35.08
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1312
35.67
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Bill Pertica

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
27
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202.2
9
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.84
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.7
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.56
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.147
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.78
21.78
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Bill Pertica

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
75
401.79
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
112
600
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
562.5
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
85.71
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.07
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.43
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
19.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
112.5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
106.8
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
18
96.43
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.86
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.71
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
10
53.57
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
10.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.71
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
160.71
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
5
26.79
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Bill Pertica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Pertica
Career
Per 600 PA