Orlando Peña vs. Harry Salmon — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Salmon
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Salmon 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. Harry Salmon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.61 and WHIP 1.238 compared to 3.71 and 1.305 for Orlando Peña. By the career numbers, Harry Salmon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Orlando Peña and Harry Salmon

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.46
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.01
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.62
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.47
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.72
56.72
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.89
68.89
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.71
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
3.61
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3326
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1108.2
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
8.8
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1170
9.5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.28
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.64
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.65
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
4.59
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5085
38.07
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4188
34
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.29
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
4.57
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.06
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.57
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3835
31.13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
34

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Harry Salmon

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.67
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.08
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3580
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1193.1
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.58
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.22
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.28
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.14
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.84
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
3.06
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.7
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
2.86
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.28
92.28
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.35
93.35
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.707
1.707
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.41
64.41
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Harry Salmon

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
239
249.39
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
575
600
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
560.35
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
117.91
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
100.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.48
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.26
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.74
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.42
32.78
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
141.91
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
132.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
59.48
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
42.78
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
102.26
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.51
37.05
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.61
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.04
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
575
575
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
24
25.04
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100