Bill Lee vs Herb Pennock

Bill Lee and Herb Pennock compared on their MLB careers: Bill Lee played 14 seasons, 1934 to 1947, Herb Pennock 22 seasons, 1912 to 1934. Bill Lee has 169 wins to Herb Pennock's 240. Herb Pennock won 7 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bill Lee and Herb Pennock career totals
462GP617
169W240
157L162
3.5ERA3.6
2,864IP3571.2
998K1,227
893BB916
1.3WHIP1.4
13SV33

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bill Lee and Herb Pennock postseason
4GP10
0R0
26H39

Where each stands all time

Bill Lee and Herb Pennock all-time places
Bill LeeAll-time rankHerb Pennock
185th (169)Wins (pitching)55th (240)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Bill Lee: 0 championships; none on file
  • Herb Pennock: 7 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bill Lee and Herb Pennock season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st193413143.401912124.50
2nd19352062.961913215.13
3rd193618113.3119141142.79
4th193714153.541915366.36
5th19382292.661916023.04
6th193919153.441917553.31
7th19409175.0319191682.71
8th19418143.76192016133.68
9th194213133.85192112144.04
10th19434124.01192210174.32
11th194410113.1519231963.13
12th1945993.5819242192.83
13th19461094.18192516172.96
14th1947024.50192623113.62
15th19271983.00
16th19281762.56
17th19299114.92
18th19301174.32
19th19311164.28
20th1932954.60
21st1933745.54
22nd1934203.05

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA