Art Pennington vs. Jimmy Sheckard — Career Comparison

Art Pennington
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Jimmy Sheckard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Art Pennington and Jimmy Sheckard are closely matched on the surface stats. Jimmy Sheckard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.753 vs .736) and on-base percentage (.375 vs .361). Art Pennington had the advantage in home run production (7 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jimmy Sheckard had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Art Pennington and Jimmy Sheckard

Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
143.78
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2122
139.64
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
555
600
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9118
600
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
483
522.16
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7605
500.44
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
141.62
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2084
137.14
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
111.35
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1538
101.21
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.05
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
23.29
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.65
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.95
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.57
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
3.69
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
28
30.27
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
35.93
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Art Pennington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Art Pennington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
73.51
79.47
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1311.62
86.31
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
195.68
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2878
189.38
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
199
215.14
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3311
217.88
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
71
76.76
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1296
85.28
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
69.19
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
813
53.5
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
138.38
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2053
135.1
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
80.53
87.06
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1368.26
90.04
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.16
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
6.05
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
66
71.35
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1135
74.69
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Pennington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.41
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
849
55.87
Art Pennington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
111
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
10.74
10.74
Art Pennington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
13.2
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
1.34
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.32
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
18.82
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.81
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
30.6
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.81
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
30.6
Art Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Art Pennington and Jimmy Sheckard

Art Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Art Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.07
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2098
1.26
Art Pennington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.05
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
962
0.58
Art Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3390
27
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45051
27
Art Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
9
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15017
9
Art Pennington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
4.48
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4242
2.54
Art Pennington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.01
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
0.22
Art Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.14
Art Pennington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
5.65
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4843
2.9
Art Pennington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
5.49
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4613
2.76
Art Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.04
97.04
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.25
95.25
Art Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.142
5.142
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.199
2.199
Art Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.85
45.85
Art Pennington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Jimmy Sheckard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.05
Art Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sheckard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0