Gene Pentz vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Gene Pentz
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Pentz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gene Pentz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.565 compared to 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. By the career numbers, Gene Pentz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Pentz and Al Sima

Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.63
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
8.34
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.66
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.09
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.85
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
5.47
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
845
39.82
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.54
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.43
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
33.41
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.82
39.82
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Gene Pentz and Al Sima

Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.55
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.26
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.17
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.442
0.442
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Pentz and Al Sima

Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
3120
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
13.32
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-29.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.52
-9.83
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0