Frank Brill vs. Brad Penny — Career Comparison

Frank Brill
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Penny
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Brad Penny built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Brill as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Penny posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.396 compared to 5.5 and 1.689 for Frank Brill. By the career numbers, Brad Penny had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Brill and Brad Penny

Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.05
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.63
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.05
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.57
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.47
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.5
54.5
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.4
91.4
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.5
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
4.29
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
12.93
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
9.49
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.91
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.27
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
2.89
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.18
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.57
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
5.95
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.427
0.427
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
43.69
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8218
38.42
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
8.56
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
990
4.63
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.22
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
41.42
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7421
34.7
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.69
43.69
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42

Fielding Stats for Frank Brill and Brad Penny

Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.11
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.63
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.62
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.2
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.08
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.71
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
1.74
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.63
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.7
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.043
1.043
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Brill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Brill and Brad Penny

Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
13
173.33
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
364.36
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
600
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
586.67
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
549.13
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
6
80
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
86.16
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
80
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
63.32
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.65
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.84
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
11.59
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
20.14
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
6
80
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
117.3
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
92.39
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.03
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
35.29
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
60.21
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-1.36
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.64
10.01
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.11
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
173.33
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
173
179.58
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.46
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
3.34
3.34
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
44.64
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Brill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.15
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Brill
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA