Don Brennan vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Don Brennan
Greatest GenerationMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Brennan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Renko posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 4.19 and 1.552 for Don Brennan. By the career numbers, Steve Renko had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Brennan and Steve Renko

Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.59
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.48
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.48
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.86
47.86
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.44
18.44
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.21
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
4.19
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.99
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
9.88
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
4.08
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.64
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
5.25
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.26
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1773
40.19
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10704
38.63
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.47
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
5.26
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
4.45
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.29
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.39
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.552
1.552
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1586
35.95
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Don Brennan and Steve Renko

Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.63
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7493
27
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2497.2
9
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.6
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.14
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
1.83
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.74
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Brennan and Steve Renko

Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
687.8
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
477.93
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
123
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
110
536.59
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
549.31
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
82.93
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
117.93
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
73.17
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
93.1
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.76
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.76
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.04
19.7
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.45
38.74
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
19
92.68
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
24
117.07
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.15
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
45.52
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
63.41
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
82.76
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
38.86
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
25.86
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
219.51
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.83
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100