Bill Dailey vs. Brad Penny — Career Comparison

Bill Dailey
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Penny
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Brad Penny built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Dailey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Dailey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.76 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 4.29 and 1.396 for Brad Penny. By the career numbers, Bill Dailey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Dailey and Brad Penny

Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.77
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.63
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.57
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.47
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.5
54.5
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.07
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.76
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
4.29
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.2
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.85
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2030
9.49
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.91
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.86
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
2.89
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.28
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
5.95
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.25
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
36.84
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8218
38.42
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.64
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.1
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
4.63
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.22
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
695
33.69
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7421
34.7
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.42
38.42

Fielding Stats for Bill Dailey and Brad Penny

Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.77
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.63
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.2
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.62
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.28
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.08
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.01
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
1.74
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.76
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.7
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.479
0.479
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Dailey and Brad Penny

Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
2462.07
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
364.36
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
600
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
549.13
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
86.16
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
63.32
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.65
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.11
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.84
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
43.49
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.4
20.14
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
117.3
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
92.39
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.03
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
35.29
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
60.21
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
37.01
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.64
10.01
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.11
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
179.58
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
3.34
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
44.64
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.15
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA