Orlando Peña vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Warren Spahn 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. Warren Spahn led in home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 91). Orlando Peña held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 117). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Warren Spahn.

Pitching Stats for Orlando Peña and Warren Spahn

Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.42
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1175
8.8
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4830
8.29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
0.74
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.64
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.1
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
4.43
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5085
38.07
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
4.11
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20071
34.45
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Warren Spahn

Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.22
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.14
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.84
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.7
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.28
92.28
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Warren Spahn

Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
783
228.61
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1872
546.57
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
105.99
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
77.37
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
16.64
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.33
39.22
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
156.79
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
135.47
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
41.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.31
36
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
27.45
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
487
142.19
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
19.85
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.72
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67