Ken Penner vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Ken Penner
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root 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 3.59 and 1.295 for Charlie Root. 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 Charlie Root

Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.55
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
3.59
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.95
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.55
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.734
0.734
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
38.37
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.04
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
34.82
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ken Penner and Charlie Root

Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Penner and Charlie Root

Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
900
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
98.74
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
46.85
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
84.63
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100