Charlie Heard vs. Brad Penny — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Penny
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Brad Penny built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Heard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Penny posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.396 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Brad Penny had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Brad Penny

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.57
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.5
54.5
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.4
91.4
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
4.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
9.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.91
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
2.89
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
5.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.25
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8218
38.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
990
4.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7421
34.7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Brad Penny

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.62
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.08
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
1.74
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.043
1.043
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Brad Penny

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
364.36
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
549.13
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
86.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
63.32
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
17.65
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.84
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.4
20.14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
117.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
92.39
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
35.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
60.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.64
10.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
179.58
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
3.34
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
44.64
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA