Orlando Peña vs. Eric Surkamp — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Surkamp
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Surkamp 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 6.68 and 1.882 for Eric Surkamp. 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 Eric Surkamp

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
3.2
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.89
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.58
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.75
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.71
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
6.68
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
8.8
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
11.48
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.13
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.51
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.64
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.89
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.31
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
5.55
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5085
38.07
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
43.65
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
7.06
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.75
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.819
1.819
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4685
35.08
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
36.69
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.65
43.65

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Eric Surkamp

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
3.2
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.89
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.22
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.14
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.84
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.07
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.7
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.36
86.36
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Eric Surkamp

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
833.01
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
2836.36
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
512.62
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
69.9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.77
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.04
17.55
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
12.01
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
85.44
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.3
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
8.46
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.03
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
36.89
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
246.6
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
46.6
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA