Alejandro Peña

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981-1996)

W–L 56–52
ERA 3.11
WHIP 1.22
SO 839
Pitcher PIV 22404.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 200 lb
Born
6/25/1959 in Cambiaso, Puerto Plata, D.R.
MLB Debut
1981-08-13
Last Game
1996-04-13
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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
56 52 503 72 12 7 74 1057.7 959 365 75 331 839 3.11 22404.4

Career ERA 3.11 vs. league average 3.99 across their career seasons — 22.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1981 LAN NL 1 1 14 0 0 0 2 25.3 18 8 11 14 2.84 3.58 (+21%) -152.3
1982 LAN NL 0 2 29 0 0 0 0 35.7 37 19 21 20 4.79 3.86 (-24%) -277.8
1983 LAN NL 12 9 34 26 4 3 1 177.0 152 54 51 120 2.75 3.87 (+29%) 4942.9
1984 LAN NL 12 6 28 28 8 4 0 199.3 186 55 46 135 2.48 3.81 (+35%) 6242.5
1985 LAN NL 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 4.3 7 4 3 2 8.31 — 0.0
1986 LAN NL 1 2 24 10 0 0 1 70.0 74 38 30 46 4.89 3.97 (-23%) 129.4
1987 LAN NL 2 7 37 7 0 0 11 87.3 82 34 37 76 3.50 4.29 (+18%) 1074.7
1988 LAN NL 6 7 60 0 0 0 12 94.3 75 20 27 83 1.91 3.73 (+49%) 3083.7
1989 LAN NL 4 3 53 0 0 0 5 76.0 62 18 18 75 2.13 3.71 (+43%) 2133.0
1990 NYN NL 3 3 52 0 0 0 5 76.0 71 27 22 76 3.20 3.86 (+17%) 2819.1
1991 NYN NL 6 1 44 0 0 0 4 63.0 63 19 19 49 2.71 3.91 (+31%) 1076.2
1991 ATL NL 2 0 15 0 0 0 11 19.3 11 3 3 13 1.40 3.91 (+64%) 612.6
1992 ATL NL 1 6 41 0 0 0 15 42.0 40 19 13 34 4.07 3.75 (-9%) -539.6
1994 PIT NL 3 2 22 0 0 0 7 28.7 22 16 10 27 5.02 4.51 (-11%) 215.7
1995 BOS AL 1 1 17 0 0 0 0 24.3 33 20 12 25 7.40 4.45 (-66%) -455.1
1995 FLO NL 2 0 13 0 0 0 0 18.0 11 3 3 21 1.50 4.45 (+66%) 784.4
1995 ATL NL 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 13.0 11 6 4 18 4.15 4.45 (+7%) 714.9
1996 FLO NL 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 2 1 5 4.50 — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 56 52 503 72 12 7 74 1,057.2 959 365 331 839 3.11 — 22,404

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
503 181 9 20 3 0 1 7 0 3 73 .110 .125 .144 .269 -1,195

Career AVG .110 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 57.5% below league average.

Career OBP .125 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 61.7% below league average.

Career SLG .144 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 63.5% below league average.

Career OPS .269 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — 62.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1981 LAN NL 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 LAN NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 LAN NL 34 60 2 6 0 0 1 4 0 0 21 .100 .260 (-62%) .324 (-69%) .389 (-61%) .714 (-65%) -615.1
1984 LAN NL 28 66 5 8 3 0 0 1 0 2 26 .121 .259 (-53%) .322 (-54%) .384 (-57%) .707 (-56%) -580.3
1985 LAN NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 LAN NL 24 17 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 .176 — — — — 0.0
1987 LAN NL 37 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .077 — — — — 0.0
1988 LAN NL 60 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 LAN NL 53 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1990 NYN NL 52 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .167 — — — — 0.0
1991 NYN NL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 ATL NL 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 ATL NL 41 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 PIT NL 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 BOS AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 FLO NL 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 ATL NL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 FLO NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 503 181 9 20 3 0 1 7 0 3 73 .110 — — — — -1,195

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
23 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1995 NLCS ATL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 NLDS1 ATL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 WS ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 NLCS ATL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 WS ATL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 NLCS LAN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 WS LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1983 NLCS LAN 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 NLCS LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
4 3 23 0 4 31.0 23 7 14 28 2.03

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1995 NLCS ATL 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 2 0 1 4 0.00
1995 NLDS1 ATL 2 0 3 0 0 3.0 3 0 1 2 0.00
1995 WS ATL 0 1 2 0 0 1.0 3 1 2 0 9.00
1991 NLCS ATL 0 0 4 0 3 4.3 1 0 0 4 0.00
1991 WS ATL 0 1 3 0 0 5.3 6 2 3 7 3.38
1988 NLCS LAN 1 1 3 0 1 4.3 1 2 5 1 4.15
1988 WS LAN 1 0 2 0 0 5.0 2 0 1 7 0.00
1983 NLCS LAN 0 0 1 0 0 2.7 4 2 1 3 6.75
1981 NLCS LAN 0 0 2 0 0 2.3 1 0 0 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2477941006.127
Away25610251011.098

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home247515.04611671573992.92
Away256542.24981971744403.27

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1996-04-13 MIALAD — 1.0000010
1996-04-07 MIASFG — 1.0111021
1996-04-04 MIAPIT — 1.0111120
1996-04-02 MIAPIT L 1.0230001
1995-10-01 ATLNYN — 0.1100000
1995-09-29 ATLNYN — 1.0000020
1995-09-26 ATLPHI — 1.0000030
1995-09-24 ATLWSN — 1.0000020
1995-09-22 ATLWSN — 1.0200010
1995-09-20 ATLNYN — 0.2222210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 503 72 62 112 18 8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1981 LAN P 14 0 1 5 1 0
1982 LAN P 29 0 3 11 2 1
1983 LAN P 34 26 13 32 4 4
1984 LAN P 28 28 17 21 4 1
1985 LAN P 2 1 0 1 1 0
1986 LAN P 24 10 1 8 0 0
1987 LAN P 37 7 4 1 1 0
1988 LAN P 60 0 9 10 2 1
1989 LAN P 53 0 1 5 1 0
1990 NYN P 52 0 2 4 0 0
1991 NYN P 44 0 5 7 1 0
1991 ATL P 15 0 1 2 0 1
1992 ATL P 41 0 2 1 0 0
1994 PIT P 22 0 1 1 1 0
1995 BOS P 17 0 1 1 0 0
1995 FLO P 13 0 0 0 0 0
1995 ATL P 14 0 1 2 0 0
1996 FLO P 4 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 503

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1992 Player of the Week Week of 1992-07-11
1987 Player of the Week Week of 1987-10-02

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1997 FLO NL $50,000
1996 FLO NL $750,000
1995 ATL NL $109,000
1995 BOS AL $450,000
1994 PIT NL $800,000
1993 PIT NL $675,000
1992 ATL NL $2,650,000
1991 NYN NL $1,000,000
1990 NYN NL $975,000
1989 LAN NL $875,000
1988 LAN NL $400,000
1987 LAN NL $280,000
1986 LAN NL $350,000
1985 LAN NL $350,000
Total Career Earnings $9,714,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Alejandro Peña (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bill Henry
    46-50, 3.26 ERA
  2. 96
    Jim Brewer
    69-65, 3.07 ERA
  3. 91
    Mark Eichhorn
    48-43, 3.00 ERA
  4. 90
    Larry Andersen
    40-39, 3.15 ERA
  5. 89
    Pete Richert
    80-73, 3.19 ERA
  6. 83
    Craig Lefferts
    58-72, 3.43 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Alejandro Peña

What years did Alejandro Peña play?
Alejandro Peña played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1996.
Was Alejandro Peña a pitcher?
Yes. Alejandro Peña pitched in the major leagues, recording 56 wins and 839 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Alejandro Peña hit?
Alejandro Peña hit 1 career home runs with 20 hits.