Dan Gakeler vs. Herb Pennock — Career Comparison

Dan Gakeler
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Pennock
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Herb Pennock built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Gakeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Herb Pennock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 5.74 and 1.602 for Dan Gakeler. By the career numbers, Herb Pennock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Gakeler and Herb Pennock

Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.79
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
1.55
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.06
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.6
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.41
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.07
68.07
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.62
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.08
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.74
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
3.6
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10715
27
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3571.2
9
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
8.92
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3900
9.83
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.32
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.76
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.31
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
5.25
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1227
3.09
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
40.44
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15154
38.19
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.34
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.34
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
6.35
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
4.26
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
34.82
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14202
35.79
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.44
40.44
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Dan Gakeler and Herb Pennock

Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.79
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.86
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
27
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.2
9
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.47
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.08
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.08
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.27
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.499
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.58
22.58
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Gakeler and Herb Pennock

Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
31
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
260.87
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1426
600
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
510.8
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
97.62
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
80.36
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
13.88
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
17.25
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.94
32.79
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
119.92
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
140.11
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
45.44
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
43.34
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
87.1
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.09
35.8
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.95
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
39.55
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
178
74.89
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
8.01
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
46.7
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100