Gary Lavelle vs. Herb Pennock — Career Comparison

Gary Lavelle
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Herb Pennock
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Herb Pennock built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Lavelle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Lavelle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 3.6 and 1.348 for Herb Pennock. By the career numbers, Gary Lavelle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Lavelle and Herb Pennock

Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
6.18
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
1.55
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.06
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.66
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.6
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.64
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.41
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.96
50.96
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.07
68.07
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.62
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.13
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.08
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.93
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
3.6
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10715
27
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3571.2
9
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
8.33
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3900
9.83
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.32
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
3.65
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.31
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.05
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
6.38
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1227
3.09
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.16
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.16
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4604
38.19
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15154
38.19
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.31
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.34
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.43
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1692
4.26
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.67
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.3
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.82
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4034
33.46
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14202
35.79
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Gary Lavelle and Herb Pennock

Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
6.18
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3255
27
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
9
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.4
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.5
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
2.02
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.9
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.27
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.499
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Lavelle and Herb Pennock

Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
745
3492.19
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
620
260.87
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
128
600
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1426
600
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
520.31
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1214
510.8
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
42.19
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
97.62
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.81
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
80.36
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
13.88
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
17.25
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
4.15
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.94
32.79
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.56
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
119.92
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
12
56.25
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
140.11
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.44
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
45.44
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.75
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
43.34
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
42.19
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
87.1
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.91
-23.03
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.09
35.8
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.95
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.06
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
39.55
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
243.75
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
74.89
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
8.01
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.63
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
46.7
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.42
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100