Brad Penny vs. John Sowders — Career Comparison

Brad Penny
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
John Sowders
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brad Penny built a career as a starting pitcher and John Sowders 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 a career ERA of 4.29 against John Sowders's 4.29, with WHIP of 1.396 and 1.698 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Penny and John Sowders

Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.63
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.18
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.09
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.57
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.45
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.47
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.58
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.5
54.5
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.86
43.86
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.4
91.4
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
4.29
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
4.29
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1491
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
9
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
9.49
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
10.38
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.91
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
2.89
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
4.91
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.18
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
5.95
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
3.53
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.67
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.25
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.33
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8218
38.42
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2352
42.59
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
990
4.63
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
7.73
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.22
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.698
1.698
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7421
34.7
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2063
37.36
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59

Fielding Stats for Brad Penny and John Sowders

Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.63
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.26
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.62
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.08
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.8
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
1.74
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.34
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.7
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.06
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.06
88.06
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.043
1.043
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Penny and John Sowders

Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
364.36
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
69
174.68
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
600
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
237
600
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
549.13
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
559.49
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
86.16
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
111.39
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
63.32
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
93.67
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.65
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.19
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.53
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.84
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.4
20.14
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.4
36.46
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
117.3
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
134.18
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
92.39
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
151.9
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.03
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
63.29
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
35.29
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
65.82
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
60.21
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
126.58
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
9.64
10.01
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.15
38.35
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.11
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.11
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.44
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
173
179.58
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.54
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
3.34
3.34
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.18
7.18
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
44.64
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.15
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100