Orlando Peña vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Swift
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Swift 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. Bill Swift posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.241 compared to 3.71 and 1.305 for Orlando Peña. By the career numbers, Bill Swift had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Orlando Peña and Bill Swift

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
1.85
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.52
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.45
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.67
53.67
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.51
48.51
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
3.58
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4913
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1637.2
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
8.8
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1682
9.24
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.57
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.64
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.93
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
3.5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.2
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5085
38.07
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6891
37.87
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.65
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
4.14
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4685
35.08
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6504
35.74
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Bill Swift

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202.2
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.84
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.7
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.81
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.78
21.78
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Bill Swift

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
336
323.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
600
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
568.27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
128.85
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
97.12
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
25.96
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.88
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
31.73
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.32
38.77
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
169.23
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
149.04
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
41.35
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
51.92
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
90.38
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.63
39.06
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.92
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
19
18.27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.65
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.52
5.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.54
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.77
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
20
19.23
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA