Brad Penny vs. Jerrod Riggan — Career Comparison

Brad Penny
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jerrod Riggan
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brad Penny built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerrod Riggan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Penny posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.396 compared to 5.19 and 1.835 for Jerrod Riggan. By the career numbers, Brad Penny had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Penny and Jerrod Riggan

Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.63
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.96
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.57
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.52
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.47
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.5
54.5
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
4.29
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.19
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.2
9
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
9.49
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
10.9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.9
10.9
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.91
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
2.89
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.47
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.14
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
5.95
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.85
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8218
38.42
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
41.12
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.28
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
990
4.63
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.5
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.22
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7421
34.7
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
35.52
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12

Fielding Stats for Brad Penny and Jerrod Riggan

Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.63
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.96
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.2
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.62
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.52
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.08
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.04
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
1.74
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.56
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.7
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.56
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.85
97.85
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.224
0.224
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Penny and Jerrod Riggan

Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
364.36
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
20100
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
600
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
549.13
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
86.16
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
63.32
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.65
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.84
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
20.14
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
117.3
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
92.39
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.03
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
35.29
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
60.21
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.64
10.01
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
179.58
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
3.34
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
44.64
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.15
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA