Ken Penner

Kenneth William Penner

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: April 24, 1896 in Booneville, IN (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1916
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Indians 1916-1929

Final Game: September 4, 1929
Died: May 28, 1959 in Sacramento, CA
Cremated
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1913	17	CMB	D	0	2	.000	4.37	5						35.0	36	27	17		6							1.200	9.3		1.5			CMB · CSTL
1914	18	CAD	D	14	18	.438		38						277.0	249	133			94							1.238	8.1		3.1			CAD · MICH
1915	19	KEK,GRR	D,B	19	14	.576	0.16	39						280.0	228	89	5		65							1.046	7.3		2.1			KEK,GRR · CENA,CENL
1916	20	MTW	D	22	11	.667	1.41	51						287.0	224	80	45		62							0.997	7.0		1.9			MTW · CENA
1916	20	CLE	AL	1	1	.500	4.26	4	2	1	0	0	0	12.2	14	6	6	0	4	5	0	0	0	50	73	1.421	9.9	0.0	2.8	3.6	1.25

1917	21	POR	AA	21	18	.538	3.33	59						375.1	418	176	139		120							1.433	10.0		2.9			POR · PCL
1918	22	SLC	AA	7	5	.583	3.52	16	12					117.2	135	70	46		50							1.572	10.3		3.8			SLC · PCL
1919	23	POR	AA	15	20	.429	3.61	47						337.0	344	181	135		89							1.285	9.2		2.4			POR · PCL
1920	24	SAC	AA	19	23	.452	3.47	48						379.0	420	184	146		90							1.346	10.0		2.1			SAC · PCL
1921	25	SAC	AA	17	14	.548	3.65	49						281.0	306	124	114		71							1.342	9.8		2.3			SAC · PCL
1922	26	SAC	AA	11	17	.393	3.30	41						232.0	236	106	85		49							1.228	9.2		1.9			SAC · PCL
1923	27	SAC	AA	12	17	.414	4.27	43						234.0	256	126	111		59							1.346	9.8		2.3			SAC · PCL
1924	28	VER	AA	24	13	.649	4.01	45						346.0	380	190	154		84							1.341	9.9		2.2			VER · PCL
1925	29	WCH,VER	A,AA	21	12	.636	1.37	47						295.0	367	192	45		76							1.502	11.2		2.3			WCH,VER · WL,PCL
1926	30	STL-min	A	16	15	.516	3.80	46						275.0	299	144	116		94							1.429	9.8		3.1			HSN · TL
1927	31	STL-min	A	19	11	.633	2.54	34						248.0	257	105	70		55							1.258	9.3		2.0			HSN · TL
1928	32	STL-min	A	20	8	.714	3.47	34						236.0	237	102	91		67							1.288	9.0		2.6			HSN · TL
1929	33	INA	AA	13	7	.650	3.25	24						191.0	170	78	69		51							1.157	8.0		2.4			INA · AA
1929	33	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	2.84	5	0	2	0	0	0	12.2	14	11	4	1	6	3	0	0	0	58	165	1.579	9.9	0.7	4.3	2.1	0.50
1930	34	LOU	AA	10	8	.556	6.15	41						202.0	284	149	138		67							1.738	12.7		3.0			LOU · AA
1931	35	LOU	AA	17	8	.680	4.17	33						218.0	229	115	101		56							1.307	9.5		2.3			LOU · AA
1932	36	LOU	AA	11	17	.393		40						246.0	337	160			42							1.541	12.3		1.5			LOU · AA
1933	37	LOU	AA	10	13	.435	5.10	37						219.0	268	132	124		37							1.393	11.0		1.5			LOU · AA
1934	38	LOU	AA	7	4	.636	3.77	22						98.0	127	61	41		18							1.480	11.7		1.7			LOU · AA
1935	39	LOU	AA	0	0		9.00	6						13.0	19	13	13		2							1.615	13.2		1.4			LOU · AA
1936	40	CHW-min	D	6	4	.600	2.54	23						92.0	76	39	26		17							1.011	7.4		1.7			CRK · NORL
1937	41	CLE-min	B	0	1	.000		3						18.0	13	4			2							0.833	6.5		1.0			MTG · SEAL
1938	42	BLH	B	0	3	.000		4						22.0	26	12			1							1.227	10.6		0.4			BLH · WINT
1942	46	STL-min	AA	0	1	.000	4.50	7	0		0	0		14.0	7	7	7		6	2						0.929	4.5		3.9	1.3	0.33	SAC · PCL
1943	47	STL-min	AA	0	0		6.00	3	0		0	0		3.0	2	2	2		2	2						1.333	6.0		6.0	6.0	1.00	SAC · PCL
2 Yrs				1	2	.333	3.55	9	2	3	0	0	0	25.1	28	17	10	1	10	8	0	0	0	108	110	1.500	9.9	0.4	3.6	2.8	0.80
162 Game Avg.				6	12	.333	3.55	56	12	19	0	0	0	156	173	105	62	6	62	49	0	0	0	668	110	1.500	9.9	0.4	3.6	2.8	0.80

CHC (1 yr)				0	1	.000	2.84	5	0	2	0	0	0	12.2	14	11	4	1	6	3	0	0	0	58	165	1.579	9.9	0.7	4.3	2.1	0.50
CLE (1 yr)				1	1	.500	4.26	4	2	1	0	0	0	12.2	14	6	6	0	4	5	0	0	0	50	73	1.421	9.9	0.0	2.8	3.6	1.25

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1916	20	CLE	AL	12.2	4	2	6	4.26	3.63	0.04	0.00	106.0	3.81	-1	-0.1	1.0	-0.0	0.0	0	.482	.500	$

1929	33	CHC	NL	12.2	5	0	11	7.82	5.31	0.25	0.00	102.6	5.19	-4	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.436	.498	$
2 Seasons				25.1	9	2	17	6.04	4.47	0.14	0.00	104.3	4.50	-4	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.456	.499	$

CHC (1 yr)				12.2	5	0	11	7.82	5.31	0.25	0.00	102.6	5.19	-4	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.436	.498	$
CLE (1 yr)				12.2	4	2	6	4.26	3.63	0.04	0.00	106.0	3.81	-1	-0.1	1.0	-0.0	0.0	0	.482	.500	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1929	33	CHC	NL	58	1.7%	5.2%	10.3%			79%
1 Yr				58	1.7%	5.2%	10.3%			79%
MLB Averages					1.0%	7.4%	7.7%	2.9%	12%	80%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1916	20	1	1	.500	4.26	4	2	1	12.2	14	6	6	0	4	5	50	73	1.421	9.9	0.0	2.8	3.6	1.25	73
1917	21	1	1	.500	4.26	4	2	1	12.2	14	6	6	0	4	5	50	73	1.421	9.9	0.0	2.8	3.6	1.25	73
1918	22	1	1	.500	4.26	4	2	1	12.2	14	6	6	0	4	5	50	73	1.421	9.9	0.0	2.8	3.6	1.25	73
1919	23	1	1	.500	4.26	4	2	1	12.2	14	6	6	0	4	5	50	73	1.421	9.9	0.0	2.8	3.6	1.25	73
1920	24	1	1	.500	4.26	4	2	1	12.2	14	6	6	0	4	5	50	73	1.421	9.9	0.0	2.8	3.6	1.25	73
1921	25	1	1	.500	4.26	4	2	1	12.2	14	6	6	0	4	5	50	73	1.421	9.9	0.0	2.8	3.6	1.25	73
1922	26	1	1	.500	4.26	4	2	1	12.2	14	6	6	0	4	5	50	73	1.421	9.9	0.0	2.8	3.6	1.25	73
1923	27	1	1	.500	4.26	4	2	1	12.2	14	6	6	0	4	5	50	73	1.421	9.9	0.0	2.8	3.6	1.25	73
1924	28	1	1	.500	4.26	4	2	1	12.2	14	6	6	0	4	5	50	73	1.421	9.9	0.0	2.8	3.6	1.25	73
1925	29	1	1	.500	4.26	4	2	1	12.2	14	6	6	0	4	5	50	73	1.421	9.9	0.0	2.8	3.6	1.25	73
1926	30	1	1	.500	4.26	4	2	1	12.2	14	6	6	0	4	5	50	73	1.421	9.9	0.0	2.8	3.6	1.25	73
1927	31	1	1	.500	4.26	4	2	1	12.2	14	6	6	0	4	5	50	73	1.421	9.9	0.0	2.8	3.6	1.25	73
1928	32	1	1	.500	4.26	4	2	1	12.2	14	6	6	0	4	5	50	73	1.421	9.9	0.0	2.8	3.6	1.25	73
1929	33	1	2	.333	3.55	9	2	3	25.1	28	17	10	1	10	8	108	110	1.500	9.9	0.4	3.6	2.8	0.80	110

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1916	20	0	1	.000	5.73	11.0	15	8	7	0	4	4	0	1.727	12.3	3.3	3.3	1.00	0.0	4

1929	33	1	0	1.000	2.57	14.0	14	4	4	1	6	3	0	1.429	9.0	3.9	1.9	0.50	0.6	5
2 Yrs		1	1	.500	3.96	25.0	29	12	11	1	10	7	0	1.560	10.4		2.5	0.70	0.4	9

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y 1916 AL born 1896-04-24 (7th)

Youngest s c a p y
1916 AL born 1896-04-24 (7th)

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