Orlando Peña vs. Rip Sewell — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Sewell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rip Sewell 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. Rip Sewell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 3.71 and 1.305 for Orlando Peña. By the career numbers, Rip Sewell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Orlando Peña and Rip Sewell

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
1.66
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.03
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.61
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.58
59.58
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.31
62.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.58
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
3.48
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6358
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119.1
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
8.8
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2101
8.92
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.64
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
2.7
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5085
38.07
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9101
38.65
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.37
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
983
4.17
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4685
35.08
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8330
35.37
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Rip Sewell

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
27
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202.2
9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.84
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.7
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.505
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.78
21.78
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Rip Sewell

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
423
314.5
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
600
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750
557.62
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
113.01
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
89.96
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.36
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.23
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.46
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.05
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.69
35.46
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
147.21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
141.26
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
60.22
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.87
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
99.63
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.58
33.89
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
27.51
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
114.5
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
5.24
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
19
14.13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.77
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.87
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100