Sugar Cain vs. Herb Pennock — Career Comparison

Sugar Cain
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Herb Pennock
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Herb Pennock posted a stronger line than Sugar Cain. Herb Pennock posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.6 vs 4.83) and WHIP (1.348 vs 1.710). By the career numbers, Herb Pennock had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Sugar Cain and Herb Pennock

Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.62
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
1.55
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.25
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.06
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.6
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.55
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.41
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.9
46.9
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.97
76.97
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.07
68.07
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.53
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.62
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.08
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530
4.83
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
3.6
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2962
27
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10715
27
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
987.1
9
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3571.2
9
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
10.2
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3900
9.83
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.61
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.32
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
5.19
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.31
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
2.54
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1227
3.09
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.859
0.859
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.16
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4556
41.53
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15154
38.19
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.34
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611
5.57
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
4.26
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3972
36.21
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14202
35.79
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.53
41.53
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Sugar Cain and Herb Pennock

Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.96
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.27
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.039
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.499
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sugar Cain and Herb Pennock

Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
287.23
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
620
260.87
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
376
600
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1426
600
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
344
548.94
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1214
510.8
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
56
89.36
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
97.62
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
82.98
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
80.36
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.38
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
13.88
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.38
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
17.25
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
11.56
18.45
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.94
32.79
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
60
95.74
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
119.92
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
70
111.7
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
140.11
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
18
28.72
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
45.44
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
21
33.51
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
43.34
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
39
62.23
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
87.1
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
9.11
14.54
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.09
35.8
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.6
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.95
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
13
20.74
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
39.55
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
132.45
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
74.89
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
8.01
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
18
28.72
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
46.7
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100