Brad Penny vs. Jack Sanford — Career Comparison

Brad Penny
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jack Sanford
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Brad Penny and Jack Sanford are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 93 for Brad Penny and 95 for Jack Sanford, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 96 and 96 respectively. If forced to pick, Brad Penny gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Brad Penny and Jack Sanford

Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
1.63
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.7
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.29
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.57
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.6
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.47
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.44
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.5
54.5
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.56
57.56
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.52
75.52
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.33
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
4.29
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
3.69
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6148
27
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049.1
9
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2030
9.49
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
8.37
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.91
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.76
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
2.89
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
3.24
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
5.95
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
5.19
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.2
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8218
38.42
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
38.03
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
4.63
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
4.18
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.22
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7421
34.7
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7876
34.59
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.42
38.42
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Brad Penny and Jack Sanford

Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
1.63
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.7
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.29
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6148
27
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049.1
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.62
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.08
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.6
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
1.74
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.23
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
1.7
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.14
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.87
95.87
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.043
1.043
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.52
75.52
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Penny and Jack Sanford

Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
364.36
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
311.08
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
578
600
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
758
600
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
529
549.13
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
526.39
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
86.16
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
83.11
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
61
63.32
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
64.12
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.65
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
15.04
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.37
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.84
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
19
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
19.4
20.14
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.31
23.2
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
117.3
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
108.44
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
89
92.39
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
120.32
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
27
28.03
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
40.37
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
35.29
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
29.29
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
58
60.21
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
67.28
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
9.64
10.01
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.05
16.66
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.11
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
35.62
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
179.58
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
240
189.97
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
3.34
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.16
3.16
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
44.64
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
41
32.45
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.96
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.15
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.29
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0