Herb Pennock

Herb Pennock

1912–1934 · Bats B · Throws L · 6'0", 160 lb · b. 1894 Kennett Square, PA

Career 240–162 · 3.60 ERA · 1,227 SO · 3571.2 IP · 620 G · 232 H · 4 HR · 103 RBI · .191 AVG

Seasons leading his league

6

3 best in baseball 3 league only

28 Top-5 finishes

5 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1925 Best season

Spanning 1924–1929, peaking at 2 titles in 1925.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons ×2

Team records #8 Yankees career W #9 Yankees career IP

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

953rd League titles 6
894th Best in baseball 3
1,017th Top-5 finishes 28

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

54th Pitcher Assists 824
58th Wins 240
65th Innings Pitched 3571.2
71st Shutouts 35
83rd Complete Games 247
196th Pitcher Fielding Percentage .973
381st Strikeouts 1,227
406th Pitcher Range Factor 1.50

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	2	1st	—	1924 1.000 1929 1.000
Walks + Hits / IP	2	1st	2 yrs (1925–1926)	1925 AL 1.22 1926 AL 1.27
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1928 5 1919 #2 1924 #3
Innings Pitched	1	1st	—	1925 AL 277.0 1924 #3 1926 #3
Pitcher Range Factor	—	#3	—	1928 #3
Pitcher Assists	—	#3	—	1926 #3
Complete Games	—	#3	—	1924 #3 1925 #3
Wins	—	#2	—	1924 #2 1926 #2
Earned Run Average	—	#2	—	1924 #3 1925 #2 1928 #2

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1929	1	P FPCT 1.000
1928	1	SHO 5
1926	1	WHIP 1.27
1925	2	WHIP 1.22 IP 277.0
1924	1	P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

led the league 22 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1912	PHA	AL	1	2	4.50	17	2	2	50.0	48	25	1	30	38	1.56
1913	PHA	AL	2	1	5.13	14	3	0	33.1	30	19	4	22	17	1.56
1914	PHA	AL	11	4	2.79	28	14	3	151.2	136	47	1	65	90	1.33
1915	PHA +1	AL	3	6	6.36	16	9	1	58.0	69	41	2	39	31	1.86
1916	BOS	AL	0	2	3.04	9	2	1	26.2	23	9	0	8	12	1.16
1917	BOS	AL	5	5	3.31	24	5	1	100.2	90	37	2	23	35	1.12
1919	BOS	AL	16	8	2.71	32	26	0	219.0	223	66	2	48	70	1.24
1920	BOS	AL	16	13	3.68	37	31	2	242.1	244	99	9	61	68	1.26
1921	BOS	AL	12	14	4.04	32	32	0	222.2	268	100	7	59	91	1.47
1922	BOS	AL	10	17	4.32	32	26	1	202.0	230	97	7	74	59	1.50
1923	NYA	AL	19	6	3.13	35	27	3	238.1	235	83	11	68	93	1.27
1924	NYA	AL	21	9	2.83	40	34	3	286.1	302	90	13	64	101	1.28
1925	NYA	AL	16	17	2.96	47	31	2	277.0	267	91	11	71	88	1.22
1926	NYA	AL	23	11	3.62	40	33	2	266.1	294	107	11	43	78	1.27
1927	NYA	AL	19	8	3.00	34	26	2	209.2	225	70	5	48	51	1.30
1928	NYA	AL	17	6	2.56	28	24	3	211.0	215	60	2	40	53	1.21
1929	NYA	AL	9	11	4.92	27	23	1	157.1	205	86	11	28	49	1.48
1930	NYA	AL	11	7	4.32	25	19	0	156.1	194	75	8	20	46	1.37
1931	NYA	AL	11	6	4.28	25	25	0	189.1	247	90	7	30	65	1.46
1932	NYA	AL	9	5	4.60	22	21	0	146.2	191	75	8	38	54	1.56
1933	NYA	AL	7	4	5.54	23	5	4	65.0	96	40	4	21	22	1.80
1934	BOS	AL	2	0	3.05	30	2	1	62.0	68	21	2	16	16	1.35
Career	—	—	240	162	3.60	617	420	32	3571.2	3,900	1,428	128	916	1,227	1.35

Batting

22 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1912	PHA	AL	17	15	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	.133	.133	.200	.333
1913	PHA	AL	14	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.111	.200	.111	.311
1914	PHA	AL	28	56	7	12	0	2	0	9	2	11	0	.214	.241	.286	.527
1915	PHA +1	AL	16	24	2	6	2	0	0	3	0	7	0	.250	.250	.333	.583
1916	BOS	AL	11	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.125	.222	.125	.347
1917	BOS	AL	24	24	2	4	0	0	0	2	7	5	0	.167	.375	.167	.542
1919	BOS	AL	32	75	7	13	4	0	0	7	6	12	0	.173	.253	.227	.480
1920	BOS	AL	38	77	7	20	3	0	0	6	9	18	0	.260	.345	.299	.644
1921	BOS	AL	32	85	9	18	8	0	1	11	6	10	0	.212	.272	.341	.613
1922	BOS	AL	32	65	5	9	1	1	0	2	4	9	0	.138	.188	.185	.373
1923	NYA	AL	35	83	11	16	3	0	0	7	9	8	0	.193	.272	.229	.501
1924	NYA	AL	40	101	13	16	2	0	2	9	7	13	1	.158	.220	.238	.458
1925	NYA	AL	47	99	6	20	1	1	0	7	2	7	0	.202	.218	.232	.450
1926	NYA	AL	40	85	8	18	2	0	0	6	10	8	0	.212	.302	.235	.537
1927	NYA	AL	34	69	6	15	2	0	0	6	3	10	0	.217	.250	.246	.496
1928	NYA	AL	28	74	1	15	0	0	0	9	3	7	0	.203	.234	.203	.436
1929	NYA	AL	27	51	4	9	0	0	0	1	4	6	0	.176	.236	.176	.413
1930	NYA	AL	25	60	5	11	0	0	0	4	4	12	0	.183	.234	.183	.418
1931	NYA	AL	25	66	8	10	2	0	1	6	9	12	0	.152	.253	.227	.481
1932	NYA	AL	22	53	4	8	2	0	0	6	7	5	0	.151	.250	.189	.439
1933	NYA	AL	23	21	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	.238	.238	.238	.476
1934	BOS	AL	30	14	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	.214	.214	.214	.429
Career	—	—	620	1,214	108	232	33	4	4	103	94	178	1	.191	.253	.235	.488

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1912	PHA	AL	P	17	—	—	2	15	1	0	18	.944	1.00
1913	PHA	AL	P	14	—	—	0	9	0	0	9	1.000	0.64
1914	PHA	AL	P	28	—	—	9	37	3	1	49	.939	1.64
1915	PHA	AL	P	16	—	—	2	15	2	1	19	.895	1.06
1916	BOS	AL	P	9	—	—	3	4	0	0	7	1.000	0.78
1917	BOS	AL	P	24	—	—	1	30	2	2	33	.939	1.29
1919	BOS	AL	P	32	—	—	13	45	2	5	60	.967	1.81
1920	BOS	AL	P	37	—	—	6	53	1	0	60	.983	1.59
1921	BOS	AL	P	32	—	—	11	59	2	3	72	.972	2.19
1922	BOS	AL	P	32	—	—	8	56	1	1	65	.985	2.00
1923	NYA	AL	P	35	—	—	4	66	1	4	71	.986	2.00
1924	NYA	AL	P	40	—	—	10	61	0	5	71	1.000	1.78
1925	NYA	AL	P	47	—	—	7	54	4	3	65	.938	1.30
1926	NYA	AL	P	40	—	—	2	73	1	6	76	.987	1.88
1927	NYA	AL	P	34	—	—	4	45	1	2	50	.980	1.44
1928	NYA	AL	P	28	—	—	5	59	1	3	65	.985	2.29
1929	NYA	AL	P	27	—	—	4	31	0	2	35	1.000	1.30
1930	NYA	AL	P	25	—	—	3	26	1	1	30	.967	1.16
1931	NYA	AL	P	25	—	—	1	37	1	4	39	.974	1.52
1932	NYA	AL	P	22	—	—	4	29	1	1	34	.971	1.50
1933	NYA	AL	P	23	—	—	2	12	1	1	15	.933	0.61
1934	BOS	AL	P	30	—	—	0	8	0	0	8	1.000	0.27
Career	—	—	P	617	—	—	101	824	26	45	951	.973	1.50