Brad Penny vs. Ed Weiland — Career Comparison

Brad Penny
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Weiland
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brad Penny built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Weiland 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 8.25 and 1.792 for Ed Weiland. 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 Ed Weiland

Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.63
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.75
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.57
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.47
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.5
54.5
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
4.29
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
8.25
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
9.49
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.38
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.38
12.38
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.91
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
2.89
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.75
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.18
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
5.95
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.63
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8218
38.42
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
43.5
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
990
4.63
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9.75
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.22
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.792
1.792
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7421
34.7
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
39.75
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5

Fielding Stats for Brad Penny and Ed Weiland

Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.63
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5775
27
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1925
9
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.62
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.08
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
1.74
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.7
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Penny and Ed Weiland

Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
364.36
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
857.14
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
600
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
549.13
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
86.16
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
63.32
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.65
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.84
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
20.14
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
117.3
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
92.39
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.03
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
35.29
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
60.21
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.64
10.01
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-4.06
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
179.58
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
3.34
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
44.64
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.15
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA