Orlando Peña vs. Dick Starr — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Starr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Starr 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 5.25 and 1.706 for Dick Starr. 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 Dick Starr

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
2.43
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.18
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.58
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.71
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
5.25
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1034
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
344.2
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
8.8
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
10.18
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.04
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.64
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
5.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5085
38.07
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
41.31
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
6.01
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.706
1.706
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4685
35.08
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1374
35.88
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Dick Starr

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
27
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202.2
9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.84
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.7
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.92
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.78
21.78
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Dick Starr

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
94
499.12
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
515.04
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
11
58.41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
22.65
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
100.88
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
132.74
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
69.03
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
17.09
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
36.89
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.1
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
191.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.77
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0