Orlando Peña
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1958-1975)
Orlando Peña was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1975 for 8 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 18 seasons. Across 427 career appearances, he went 56-77 with a 3.71 ERA, 818 strikeouts, and 40 saves. He also batted .136 with 2 home runs.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 154 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1958-08-24
- Last Game
- 1975-05-01
Full name: Orlando Gregorio Peña
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CIN | NL | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15.0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0.60 | 3.86 (+84%) | 771.9 |
| 1959 | CIN | NL | 5 | 9 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 136.0 | 150 | 72 | 39 | 76 | 4.76 | 3.90 (-22%) | -2947.7 |
| 1960 | CIN | NL | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2.89 | 3.82 (+24%) | 0.0 |
| 1962 | KC1 | AL | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 89.2 | 71 | 30 | 27 | 56 | 3.01 | 3.96 (+24%) | 788.8 |
| 1963 | KC1 | AL | 12 | 20 | 35 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 217.0 | 218 | 89 | 53 | 128 | 3.69 | 3.46 (-7%) | -433.9 |
| 1964 | KC1 | AL | 12 | 14 | 40 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 219.1 | 231 | 108 | 73 | 184 | 4.43 | 3.58 (-24%) | -4525.5 |
| 1965 | KC1 | AL | 0 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 24 | 6.88 | 3.50 (-97%) | -357.9 |
| 1965 | DET | AL | 4 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57.1 | 54 | 16 | 20 | 55 | 2.51 | 3.50 (+28%) | 968.3 |
| 1966 | DET | AL | 4 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 108.0 | 105 | 37 | 35 | 79 | 3.08 | 3.52 (+12%) | -1641.8 |
| 1967 | DET | AL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13.50 | — | 0.0 |
| 1967 | CLE | AL | 0 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 88.1 | 67 | 33 | 22 | 72 | 3.36 | 3.30 (-2%) | 980.6 |
| 1970 | PIT | NL | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37.2 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 4.78 | 3.89 (-23%) | -125.3 |
| 1971 | BAL | AL | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3.07 | 3.47 (+12%) | 198.7 |
| 1973 | BAL | AL | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44.2 | 36 | 20 | 8 | 23 | 4.03 | 3.75 (-8%) | -1531.9 |
| 1973 | SLN | NL | 4 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 62.0 | 60 | 15 | 14 | 38 | 2.18 | 3.75 (+42%) | 1726.3 |
| 1974 | SLN | NL | 5 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45.0 | 45 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 2.60 | 3.63 (+28%) | 762.2 |
| 1974 | CAL | AL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 1975 | CAL | AL | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2.13 | 3.71 (+43%) | -44.2 |
| Career · 18 seasons | 56 | 77 | 427 | 93 | 21 | 4 | 40 | 1,202.0 | 1,175 | 495 | 352 | 818 | 3.71 | — | -5,411 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 429 | 264 | 12 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 127 | .136 | .193 | .167 | .360 | -824 |
Career AVG .136 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 46.0% below league average.
Career OBP .193 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 39.5% below league average.
Career SLG .167 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 55.8% below league average.
Career OPS .360 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 48.4% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CIN | NL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1959 | CIN | NL | 46 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 20 | .088 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1960 | CIN | NL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1962 | KC1 | AL | 13 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .161 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1963 | KC1 | AL | 35 | 62 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 24 | .145 | .246 (-41%) | .308 (-29%) | .371 (-48%) | .680 (-39%) | -354.8 |
| 1964 | KC1 | AL | 42 | 75 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 33 | .160 | .250 (-36%) | .312 (-36%) | .377 (-44%) | .690 (-40%) | -469.2 |
| 1965 | KC1 | AL | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .111 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1965 | DET | AL | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1966 | DET | AL | 54 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .111 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1967 | DET | AL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1967 | CLE | AL | 48 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1970 | PIT | NL | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1971 | BAL | AL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1973 | BAL | AL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1973 | SLN | NL | 42 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .143 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1974 | SLN | NL | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1974 | CAL | AL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1975 | CAL | AL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 18 seasons | 429 | 264 | 12 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 127 | .136 | — | — | — | — | -824 | ||
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.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (856 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 209 | 118 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 13 | .169 |
| Away | 220 | 146 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 9 | .110 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 209 | 587.2 | 582 | 251 | 155 | 420 | 3.84 |
| Away | 218 | 614.1 | 593 | 243 | 197 | 399 | 3.56 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-05-01 | LAA | KCR | L | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975-04-30 | LAA | KCR | — | 4.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975-04-27 | LAA | OAK | — | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975-04-22 | LAA | MIN | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975-04-21 | LAA | MIN | L | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975-04-16 | LAA | MIN | — | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975-04-09 | LAA | KCR | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974-09-25 | LAA | KCR | SV | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1974-09-18 | LAA | TEX | SV | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974-09-10 | LAA | KCR | — | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CIN | P | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | CIN | P | 46 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | CIN | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | KC1 | P | 13 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | KC1 | P | 35 | 33 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | KC1 | P | 40 | 32 | 6 | 27 | 7 | 2 |
| 1965 | KC1 | P | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | DET | P | 30 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | DET | P | 54 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| 1967 | DET | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | CLE | P | 48 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | PIT | P | 23 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 1971 | BAL | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1973 | BAL | P | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | SLN | P | 42 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | SLN | P | 42 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974 | CAL | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1975 | CAL | P | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 427 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Orlando Peña (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Orlando Peña: the record in brief
August 24, 1958 and May 1, 1975 bracket Orlando Peña's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Peña's seasons break down as the Cincinnati Redlegs (1958 to 1959), the Cincinnati Reds (1960), the Kansas City Athletics (1962 through 1965), the Detroit Tigers (1965 through 1967), the Cleveland Indians (1967), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1970), the Baltimore Orioles (1971 to 1973), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1973 to 1974), among other clubs in the table. Peña, born on November 17, 1933, in Las Tunas, Las Tunas, Cuba, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 5-foot-11 and 154 pounds. The given name on file is Orlando Gregorio Peña.
Across 427 games (93 starts), Peña recorded 56 wins against 77 losses with a 3.71 ERA. The same table counts 818 strikeouts, 21 complete games, and 40 saves. Peña's 3.71 ERA was close to the 3.66 league figure for those seasons.
Frequently Asked Questions about Orlando Peña
- What years did Orlando Peña play?
- Orlando Peña played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1975.
- Was Orlando Peña a pitcher?
- Yes. Orlando Peña pitched in the major leagues, recording 56 wins and 818 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Orlando Peña hit?
- Orlando Peña hit 2 career home runs with 36 hits.
- What was Orlando Peña's career batting average?
- Orlando Peña batted .136 over his career, with 36 hits in 264 at bats.
- How many RBI did Orlando Peña have?
- Orlando Peña drove in 22 runs in his career.
- What was Orlando Peña's career ERA?
- Orlando Peña finished with a 3.71 career ERA, going 56-77 with 818 strikeouts.