Orlando Peña vs. Elmer Steele — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elmer Steele
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elmer Steele 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. Elmer Steele posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.41 and WHIP 1.041 compared to 3.71 and 1.305 for Orlando Peña. By the career numbers, Elmer Steele had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Orlando Peña and Elmer Steele

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.61
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.93
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.33
57.33
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
8.8
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
7.9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.64
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.46
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
3.17
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.514
0.514
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5085
38.07
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1596
34.36
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
4.11
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.041
1.041
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1520
32.73
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.36
34.36

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Elmer Steele

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
2.95
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.98
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.14
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.22
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.14
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.84
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
6.64
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.7
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
6.41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.28
92.28
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.173
2.173
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Elmer Steele

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
75
294.12
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
153
600
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
556.86
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
70.59
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.75
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.04
17.55
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
4.03
15.82
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
85.44
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
20
78.43
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
106.8
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
26
101.96
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.98
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
7
27.45
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
78.43
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
8.46
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
3.97
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
6
23.53
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
184.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
3.26
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.76
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100