Herb Pennock vs. Mike Wright — Career Comparison

Herb Pennock
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Mike Wright
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb Pennock built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Wright as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Herb Pennock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 5.97 and 1.580 for Mike Wright. By the career numbers, Herb Pennock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Pennock and Mike Wright

Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
1.55
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.01
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.06
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.75
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.6
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.41
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.07
68.07
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.7
18.7
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.62
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.08
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
3.6
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
5.97
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10715
27
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3571.2
9
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3900
9.83
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
10.47
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.32
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.47
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.31
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.59
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1227
3.09
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
7.14
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15154
38.19
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
40.99
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.34
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.27
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
4.26
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
6.39
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.78
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.562
1.562
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14202
35.79
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1100
35.87
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99

Fielding Stats for Herb Pennock and Mike Wright

Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.01
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.75
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
27
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
9
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.78
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.34
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.27
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.27
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.499
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.7
18.7
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Pennock and Mike Wright

Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
620
260.87
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
18450
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1426
600
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
510.8
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
97.62
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
80.36
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
13.88
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
17.25
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.94
32.79
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
119.92
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
140.11
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
45.44
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
43.34
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
87.1
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85.09
35.8
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
65.17
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.95
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
39.55
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
74.89
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
8.01
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
46.7
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA