Tony Peña vs. Glenn Spencer — Career Comparison

Tony Peña
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Glenn Spencer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glenn Spencer built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Peña as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Peña posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.433 compared to 4.53 and 1.478 for Glenn Spencer. By the career numbers, Tony Peña had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Peña and Glenn Spencer

Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
7.42
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
2.34
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.74
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.65
31.65
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.43
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.53
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
9.32
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
9.91
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.62
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.11
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
3.39
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
6.26
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
2.73
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1645
38.99
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2358
39.74
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.28
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.93
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
4.98
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
5.61
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.85
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
34.85
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
36.17
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.99
38.99
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Tony Peña and Glenn Spencer

Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
7.42
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
27
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379.2
9
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.04
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.71
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.61
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.856
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Peña and Glenn Spencer

Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
26828.57
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
139
473.86
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
600
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
528.41
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
64.77
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
57.95
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.82
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
11.28
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
75
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
88.64
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.45
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.05
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
37.5
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.04
-3.09
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.32
-1.1
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.86
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
167.05
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
47.73
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA