Orlando Peña vs. Jim Shaw — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shaw
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shaw 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. Jim Shaw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 3.71 and 1.305 for Orlando Peña. By the career numbers, Jim Shaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Orlando Peña and Jim Shaw

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.61
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.09
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.47
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.55
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.25
67.25
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.54
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.07
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4801
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1600.1
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1175
8.8
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1446
8.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.64
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
3.87
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
4.31
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.23
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.33
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5085
38.07
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6584
37.03
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.38
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
4.11
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
3.79
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5872
33.02
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.03
37.03

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Jim Shaw

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
27
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202.2
9
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.84
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.7
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.26
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.397
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.78
21.78
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Jim Shaw

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
287
303.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
568
600
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
557.75
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
90.85
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.85
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.28
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.23
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
25.35
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.55
26.99
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
129.93
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
109.86
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
32.75
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
22
23.24
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
51.76
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.44
19.48
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16.9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
199.65
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.01
3.01
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
22
23.24
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA