Bill Champion vs. Ken Penner — Career Comparison

Bill Champion
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Penner
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Champion built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Penner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Penner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.69 and 1.569 for Bill Champion. By the career numbers, Ken Penner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Champion and Ken Penner

Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
2.26
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.2
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.14
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.56
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.48
40.48
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.5
50.5
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
4.69
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.55
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2413
27
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
804.1
9
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
9.77
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.95
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.72
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
3.96
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.55
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.39
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.03
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.39
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3538
39.59
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
38.37
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
5.04
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.04
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.36
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3112
34.82
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
34.82
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Bill Champion and Ken Penner

Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.26
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.14
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2415
27
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
9
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.72
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.53
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
2.35
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.25
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.995
0.995
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.5
50.5
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Champion and Ken Penner

Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
1122.94
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
900
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
544.95
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
77.06
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
60.55
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.51
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
18.42
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
104.59
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
27.52
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
49.54
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.82
4.49
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
7.84
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
39
214.68
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.04
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA