Mike Griffin vs. Ken Penner — Career Comparison

Mike Griffin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Penner
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Griffin 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 4.6 and 1.547 for Mike Griffin. By the career numbers, Ken Penner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Griffin and Ken Penner

Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
2.96
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.2
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.06
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.66
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.82
35.82
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
4.6
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.55
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611
27
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203.2
9
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
10.38
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9.95
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.95
9.95
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.84
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.23
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.55
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.46
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.854
0.854
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
40.35
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
38.37
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.66
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
5.08
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.04
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.512
1.512
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
36.1
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
34.82
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Mike Griffin and Ken Penner

Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.96
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.06
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
27
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203.2
9
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.57
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.33
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.03
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.9
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.48
93.48
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.642
0.642
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.82
35.82
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Griffin and Ken Penner

Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
2364.71
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
900
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
19.09
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
19.49
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA