Orlando Peña vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. 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 Roy Witherup

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
8.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5085
38.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4685
35.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Roy Witherup

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Roy Witherup

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
69.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.04
17.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
85.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
106.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
8.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA