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Orlando
Pena		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 179
 
Born: November 17, 1933 in Cuba, , VICTORIA DE LA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1959   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 24 SEM AL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 7 8 7 5 6 6
1959 25 SEM AL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 7 8 7 4 5 5
1960 26 SEM AL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 7 8 7 5 6 5
1961 27 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 6 7 7 5 6 6
1962 28 BRK NL $ 350,000 6 4 5 4 7 8 8 6 7 7
1963 29 BRK NL $ 1,817,143 6 4 5 5 7 8 8 6 7 7
1964 30 DET AL $ 1,817,143 6 4 5 5 7 8 8 6 7 6
1965 31 DET AL $ 2,500,000 5 4 5 5 7 8 7 6 7 6
1966 32 DET AL $ 2,500,000 5 4 5 5 6 7 7 6 7 6
1967 33 DET AL $ 2,500,000 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 6 7 6
1968 34 MIN AL $ 2,500,000 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 5 7 6
1969 35 MON NL $ 300,000 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 5 6 6
1970 36 CLE AL $ 300,000 4 4 5 4 5 6 6 4 6 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 4 4 5 4 5 6 6 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,500,000 6 4 5 5 7 8 8 6 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 24 SEM AL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 25 SEM AL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 26 SEM AL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 27 BRK NL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 28 BRK NL $ 350,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 29 BRK NL $ 1,817,143   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 30 DET AL $ 1,817,143   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 31 DET AL $ 2,500,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 32 DET AL $ 2,500,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 33 DET AL $ 2,500,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 34 MIN AL $ 2,500,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 35 MON NL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 36 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,500,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1958 24 SEM AL 5 3 .625 11 11 1 0 0 81.0 68 27 8 21 46 3.00 .227 .276 .361 .638 8.1
    AAA   6 6 .500 19 19 2 0 0 131.0 136 53 13 38 120 3.64 .264 .315 .404 .719  
1959 25 SEM AL 6 24 .200 36 36 2 0 0 237.7 254 152 41 90 149 5.76 .274 .340 .469 .809 0.0
1960 26 SEM AL 5 5 .500 32 11 2 1 0 106.0 93 40 16 29 58 3.40 .238 .289 .409 .698 8.8
1961 27 SEM AL 1 5 .167 13 3 0 0 0 70.3 73 42 10 22 46 5.37 .265 .317 .436 .753 0.0
  BRK NL 1 3 .250 27 7 0 0 1 27.3 33 20 5 9 17 6.59 .297 .347 .495 .843 0.0
  TOT   2 8 .200 40 10 0 0 1 97.7 106 62 15 31 63 5.71 .275 .325 .453 .779 0.0
1962 28 BRK NL 16 4 .800 44 16 0 0 2 139.0 126 60 21 34 61 3.88 .245 .291 .420 .711 10.9
1963 29 BRK NL 5 8 .385 88 6 1 0 25 130.0 134 62 13 46 47 4.29 .266 .336 .391 .727 9.6
1964 30 DET AL 11 14 .440 68 9 2 1 3 142.3 143 55 10 33 76 3.48 .261 .302 .370 .673 11.9
1965 31 DET AL 11 1 .917 83 0 0 0 17 126.0 99 36 11 25 60 2.57 .216 .254 .336 .589 19.3
1966 32 DET AL 1 4 .200 16 0 0 0 2 18.3 28 14 7 6 5 6.87 .333 .374 .631 1.005 0.0
1967 33 DET AL 3 8 .273 60 0 0 0 4 90.0 103 46 10 23 46 4.60 .287 .327 .426 .754 2.4
1968 34 MIN AL 0 1 .000 7 0 0 0 0 9.7 19 15 2 5 4 13.98 .422 .480 .711 1.191 0.0
1969 35 MON NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.3 0 0 0 1 2 0.00 .000 .154 .000 .154 0.6
    AAA   4 4 .500 72 0 0 0 12 60.7 83 31 8 28 57 4.60 .327 .394 .484 .878  
1970 36 CLE AL 5 8 .385 64 0 0 0 5 100.7 110 54 15 43 60 4.83 .281 .352 .459 .811 4.4
13 Years Sim 70 88 .443 551 99 8 2 59 1281.6 1283 623 169 387 677 4.37 .261 .315 .420 .735 76.0
2 Years AAA 10 10 .500 91 19 2 0 12 191.7 219 84 21 66 177 3.94 .285 .341 .430 .772  
Season Average 5 6 .455 42 7 0 0 4 98.6 98 47 13 29 52 4.37 .261 .315 .420 .735  
Career Highs 16 24 .917 88 36 2 1 25 237.7 254 152 41 90 149 13.98 .422 .480 .711 1.191  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   669 323 87 153 450   .251 .292 .405 .697
vs LH   614 300 82 234 227   .272 .341 .438 .778
Home 32 49 .395 301 56 3 0 25 706.3 736 375 102 224 372 4.78 .269 .324 .440 .764
Away 38 39 .494 250 43 5 2 34 575.3 547 248 67 163 305 3.88 .251 .303 .395 .698
Mar/Apr 11 16 .407 101 11 0 0 12 189.6 193 96 26 59 95 4.56 .258 .312 .433 .745
May 10 13 .435 96 19 0 0 10 237.0 245 113 37 62 121 4.29 .269 .315 .436 .752
June 14 15 .483 93 14 1 0 7 206.6 203 109 29 55 98 4.75 .259 .308 .434 .741
July 12 14 .462 97 8 0 0 12 163.0 167 83 17 67 83 4.58 .266 .337 .400 .736
August 12 19 .387 83 26 2 0 7 259.3 244 108 28 78 155 3.75 .248 .303 .394 .697
Sep/Oct 11 11 .500 81 21 5 2 11 226.0 231 114 32 66 125 4.54 .267 .319 .424 .743
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1958 24 SEM AL 11 28 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 14 .071 .100 .143 .243 -0.2 0.0
1959 25 SEM AL 36 71 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 .028 .028 .028 .056 -5.5 0.0
1960 26 SEM AL 32 22 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .136 .136 .182 .318 0.2 0.0
1961 27 SEM AL 13 21 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .095 .095 .095 .190 -0.7 0.0
  BRK NL 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  TOT   40 22 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.8 0.0
1962 28 BRK NL 44 40 2 8 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 15 .200 .238 .225 .463 2.2 0.0
1963 29 BRK NL 88 16 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .188 .188 .250 .438 0.7 0.0
1964 30 DET AL 68 24 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2 0.0
1965 31 DET AL 83 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .083 .077 .083 .160 -0.5 0.0
1966 32 DET AL 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1967 33 DET AL 60 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .118 .118 .118 .235 -0.4 0.0
1968 34 MIN AL 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
11 Years Sim 485 254 13 26 3 1 0 14 0 0 3 105 .102 .112 .122 .234 -4.6 0.0
162 Game Average 84 4 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 35 .102 .112 .122 .234 -1.5  
Career Highs 88 71 3 8 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 40 .200 .238 .250 .463 2.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   172 10 21 3 1 0 11 0 0 3 70 .122 .136 .151 .287 -1.8
vs LH   82 3 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 35 .061 .061 .061 .122 -4.9
Home 253 131 6 9 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 54 .069 .082 .084 .166 -6.1
Away 222 123 7 17 1 1 0 10 0 0 1 51 .138 .144 .163 .307 -0.6
RISP   52 0 9 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 20 .173 .167 .192 .359 0.6
Close/Late   17 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .118 .118 .118 .235 -0.4
Mar/Apr 89 30 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .067 .065 .067 .131 -1.7
May 77 44 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 16 .114 .133 .114 .247 -0.9
June 59 42 1 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 24 .167 .186 .190 .377 0.7
July 76 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .043 .043 .043 .087 -1.6
August 59 61 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 19 .098 .111 .115 .226 -1.7
Sep/Oct 38 54 4 5 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 19 .093 .093 .148 .241 -1.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1958 24 SEM AL P 11 11 81.0 6 13 2 1 .905 2.11    
1959 25 SEM AL P 36 36 237.7 22 46 1 2 .986 2.58    
1960 26 SEM AL P 32 11 106.0 9 18 1 3 .964 2.29    
1961 27 SEM AL P 13 3 70.3 5 12 2 1 .895 2.18    
  BRK NL P 27 7 27.3 2 4 1 1 .857 1.98    
  TOT   P 40 10 97.7 7 16 3 2 .885 2.12    
1962 28 BRK NL P 44 16 139.0 9 30 0 2 1.000 2.53    
1963 29 BRK NL P 88 6 130.0 9 17 1 3 .963 1.80    
1964 30 DET AL P 68 9 142.3 10 14 0 1 1.000 1.52    
1965 31 DET AL P 83 0 126.0 7 33 1 3 .976 2.86    
1966 32 DET AL P 16 0 18.3 4 5 1 0 .900 4.42    
1967 33 DET AL P 60 0 90.0 7 15 3 1 .880 2.20    
1968 34 MIN AL P 7 0 9.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1969 35 MON NL P 2 0 3.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1970 36 CLE AL P 64 0 100.7 5 12 0 1 1.000 1.52    
Career Totals   551 99 1281.6 95 219 13 19 .960 2.21    
Career Highs   88 36 237.7 22 46 3 3 1.000 4.42    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1964 30 DET AL 2 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 13.3 13 1 1 3 10 0.68 .265 .308 .367 .675
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 13.3 13 1 1 3 10 0.68 .265 .308 .367 .675
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1964 30 DET AL 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333
Career Post-Season Batting 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1959-1-24
 Winning Pct
1962-2-.800
 Saves
1963-1-25
1965-5-17
 Games Pitched
1963-4-88
1964-10-68
1965-3-83
1970-4-64
 Homeruns Allowed
1959-3-41
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 13    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Seattle in 1958
Had first career hit on 8/2/1958, off Mike Garcia (TAM)
Earned first career win on 8/13/1958
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1959
Traded from Seattle to Brooklyn on 7/1/1961 (Going to BRK: 2B Jerry Lumpe, P Orlando Pena. Going to SEM: P Bunky Stewart)
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/8/1962 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,817,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,817,143 through salary arbitration
Traded from Brooklyn to Detroit on 2/21/1964 (Going to BRK: RF Wally Post, P Bob Grim. Going to DET: P Bob Friend, 2B Jerry Lumpe, P Orlando Pena)
7/31/1964: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $2,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 8/12/1964 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 5/26/1965 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/30/1966 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 7 weeks
Traded from Detroit to Minnesota on 3/3/1968 (Going to DET: P Pedro Ramos. Going to MIN: P Gene Conley, P Orlando Pena, SS Pedro Gonzalez)
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/8/1969 to a 3-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Traded from Montreal to Cleveland (A) on 3/3/1970 (Going to CLE: SS Jose Cardenal, P Reggie Cleveland, 2B Jerry Morales, P Orlando Pena. Going to MON: 1B Duane Josephson)
 
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