Ken Penner vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Ken Penner
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Witt 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 3.83 and 1.337 for Mike Witt. 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 Mike Witt

Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.5
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.21
50.21
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.55
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
3.83
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.95
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
8.82
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.78
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.55
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.17
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
5.86
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
38.37
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.04
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
4.32
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
34.82
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8032
34.29
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Ken Penner and Mike Witt

Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.46
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6325
27
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2108.1
9
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.9
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Penner and Mike Witt

Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
900
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
7.84
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA