Orlando Peña vs. Tully Sparks — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tully Sparks
Pre-GenerationalGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tully Sparks 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. Tully Sparks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.82 and WHIP 1.229 compared to 3.71 and 1.305 for Orlando Peña. By the career numbers, Tully Sparks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Orlando Peña and Tully Sparks

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
1.21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.04
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.46
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.53
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.9
46.9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.99
85.99
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.78
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.82
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7031
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2343.2
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1175
8.8
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2250
8.64
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.64
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.42
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
0.602
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.33
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5085
38.07
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9583
36.8
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.15
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
4.11
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
4.1
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8866
34.05
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Tully Sparks

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
1.21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.65
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7011
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2337
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.22
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
2.09
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.14
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.84
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.68
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.7
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
2.51
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.28
92.28
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.4
93.4
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.073
2.073
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.82
53.82
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Tully Sparks

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
314
212.4
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
600
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
801
541.83
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
69.9
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
62.23
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
48.7
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.82
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
13.53
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.04
17.55
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.88
14.8
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
85.44
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
78.47
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
106.8
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
99.44
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
30.44
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
27.73
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
58.17
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
8.46
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
2.5
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.03
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
35.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
137.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.37
4.37
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
20.97
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA