Orlando Peña vs. Jay Spurgeon — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jay Spurgeon
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jay Spurgeon 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 and 1.708 for Jay Spurgeon. 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 Jay Spurgeon

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.63
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.71
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
8.8
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9.75
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.13
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.64
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.63
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.23
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5085
38.07
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
41.25
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
34.5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.25
41.25

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Jay Spurgeon

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.63
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.14
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.84
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.7
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Jay Spurgeon

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
600
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
512.62
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
69.9
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.77
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.04
17.55
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
85.44
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
106.8
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.3
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
8.46
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA