Ken Penner vs. Glenn Spencer — Career Comparison

Ken Penner
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Glenn Spencer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glenn Spencer 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 4.53 and 1.478 for Glenn Spencer. 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 Glenn Spencer

Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.34
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.74
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.65
31.65
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.55
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.53
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.95
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
9.91
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.62
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.55
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.39
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.84
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.73
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.711
0.711
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
38.37
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2358
39.74
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.93
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.04
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
5.61
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
34.82
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
36.17
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Ken Penner and Glenn Spencer

Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.856
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Penner and Glenn Spencer

Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
900
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
473.86
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
600
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
528.41
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
64.77
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
57.95
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.82
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.31
11.28
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
75
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
88.64
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.45
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.05
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
37.5
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
7.84
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-1.1
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.86
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
49
167.05
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.59
3.59
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
47.73
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA