Orlando Peña vs. Jack Powell — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Powell
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack 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. Jack Powell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 3.71 and 1.305 for Orlando Peña. By the career numbers, Jack Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Orlando Peña and Jack Powell

Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
1.19
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
1.06
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
0.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.27
89.27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
0.87
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.09
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.03
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1450
2.97
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13167
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4389
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
8.8
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4319
8.86
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.23
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.64
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
2.09
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
3.32
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
0.602
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.25
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5085
38.07
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17896
36.7
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.12
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
4.11
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
4.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16755
34.36
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Jack Powell

Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
1.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
0.46
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11934
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.22
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
2.19
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.14
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.84
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1180
2.67
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.7
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
2.5
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.28
92.28
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.64
93.64
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.892
1.892
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.1
35.1
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Jack Powell

Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
585
200.11
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1754
600
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1610
550.74
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
105.7
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
85.18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.79
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.74
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
20.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100.43
34.35
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
136.49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
137.86
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
45.5
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
42.42
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
85.18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101.81
34.83
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.39
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
29.76
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
102.28
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.87
5.87
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
17.1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.03
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.03
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100