Orlando Peña vs. Herbert Smith — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herbert Smith
UnknownThrows LeftKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herbert Smith 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. Orlando Peña posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.305 compared to 6.1 and 1.548 for Herbert Smith. By the career numbers, Orlando Peña had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Orlando Peña and Herbert Smith

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.18
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.71
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
8.8
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.32
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.64
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.61
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.35
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.23
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5085
38.07
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
38.32
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
33.53
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Herbert Smith

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.7
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.84
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.93
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.7
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.93
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.28
92.28
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Herbert Smith

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
512.62
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
42.58
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
48.02
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
46.6
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA