Ken Penner vs. Luke Prokopec — Career Comparison

Ken Penner
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luke Prokopec
Gen XAustraliaThrows RightBats LeftOceaniaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luke Prokopec 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 5.3 and 1.437 for Luke Prokopec. By the career numbers, Ken Penner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Penner and Luke Prokopec

Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.2
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.18
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.44
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.43
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.66
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.07
66.07
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.55
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
5.3
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.95
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
9.94
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.94
9.94
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.87
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.55
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.88
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.61
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
38.37
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1020
39.74
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.04
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
5.73
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.66
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
34.82
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
35.77
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Ken Penner and Luke Prokopec

Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.18
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.44
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
27
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.94
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.52
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.4
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.643
0.643
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.07
66.07
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Penner and Luke Prokopec

Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
900
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
710.2
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
85.71
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
73.47
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
15.83
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
85.71
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
11.91
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
15
183.67
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
3.27
3.27
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA