Orlando Peña vs. Ray Prim — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Prim
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Prim 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. Ray Prim posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.285 compared to 3.71 and 1.305 for Orlando Peña. By the career numbers, Ray Prim had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Orlando Peña and Ray Prim

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
2.97
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.87
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.56
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.31
29.31
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.56
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1053
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
8.8
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
9.72
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.64
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.85
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
4.13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5085
38.07
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
38.28
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.36
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.285
1.285
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4685
35.08
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1420
36.41
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.28
38.28

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Ray Prim

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
27
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202.2
9
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.84
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.7
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.94
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.819
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.78
21.78
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Ray Prim

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
117
605.17
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
116
600
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
517.24
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
93.1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
93.1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.77
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
22.78
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
93.1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
134.48
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.69
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
12
62.07
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
27.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
36.89
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
87.93
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
6.82
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.38
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA