Orlando Peña vs. Bill Powell — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Powell
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Powell 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. Bill Powell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.362 compared to 3.71 and 1.305 for Orlando Peña. By the career numbers, Bill Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Orlando Peña and Bill Powell

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.24
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.24
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.86
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.35
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
8.8
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.64
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.26
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
6.12
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
6.8
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5085
38.07
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.97
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
4.11
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.73
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4685
35.08
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
35.23
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Bill Powell

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.24
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.24
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.22
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.82
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.84
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.39
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.7
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.39
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.28
92.28
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.923
1.923
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Bill Powell

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
14
200
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
514.29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
142.86
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
128.57
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
63.26
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
157.14
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
214.29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
185.71
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.36
76.56
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
36.89
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA