Cal Browning vs. Brad Penny — Career Comparison

Cal Browning
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Penny
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Brad Penny built a career as a starting pitcher and Cal Browning 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 40.5 and 9.000 for Cal Browning. By the career numbers, Brad Penny had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal Browning and Brad Penny

Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.63
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.57
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.47
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.5
54.5
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
40.5
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
4.29
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.39
86.39
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
67.5
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
9.49
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.5
67.5
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
13.5
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.91
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
13.5
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
2.89
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.18
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
5.95
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.25
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
108
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8218
38.42
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
40.5
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
990
4.63
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.22
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
94.5
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7421
34.7
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
108
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42

Fielding Stats for Cal Browning and Brad Penny

Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.63
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.62
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.08
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
1.74
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.7
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal Browning and Brad Penny

Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
364.36
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
600
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
549.13
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
86.16
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
63.32
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.65
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.84
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
20.14
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
117.3
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
92.39
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.03
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
35.29
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
60.21
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.64
10.01
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
173
179.58
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
3.34
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
44.64
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.15
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA