Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Herb Pennock
Nickname:
The Knight Of Kennett SquareBirthdate:
Feb. 10, 1894 (123 y, 8 m, 27 d)Born In:
Kennett Square, PA, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
S/LHeight/Weight:
6'0"/160
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 11 | 42.9 | 30.6 |
| Grey Ink | 150 | 202.2 | 164.6 |
| HoF Standard | 35 | 50.7 | 49.7 |
| WAR | 56.2 | 73.4 | 65.4 |
| WAR7 | 35.2 | 48.7 | 41.5 |
| JAWS | 45.7 | 61.1 | 53.4 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Waite Hoyt R | 928 |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons R | 897 |
| Jesse Haines R | 894 |
| Carl Hubbell R | 887 |
| Clark Griffith R | 887 |
| Mel Harder R | 883 |
| Charlie Root R | 883 |
| Hooks Dauss R | 878 |
| Bret Saberhagen R | 876 |
| Wilbur Cooper R | 871 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 47 | 5 |
| 1926 | 40 | 9 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 32 | 9 |
| 1924 | 34 | 4 |
| 1925 | 31 | 7 |
| 1926 | 33 | 4 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 19 | 6 |
| 1924 | 21 | 2 |
| 1925 | 16 | 8 |
| 1926 | 23 | 2 |
| 1927 | 19 | 4 |
| 1928 | 17 | 8 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 17 | 3 |
| 1925 | 17 | 5 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 0.667 | 5 |
| 1923 | 0.760 | 1 |
| 1924 | 0.700 | 2 |
| 1926 | 0.677 | 2 |
| 1927 | 0.704 | 4 |
| 1928 | 0.739 | 4 |
| 1930 | 0.611 | 8 |
| 1931 | 0.647 | 6 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 2 | 6 |
| 1914 | 3 | 6 |
| 1920 | 2 | 7 |
| 1928 | 3 | 9 |
| 1933 | 4 | 8 |
| Year | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 1 | 4 |
| 1914 | 1 | 9 |
| 1917 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920 | 1 | 7 |
| 1923 | 1 | 9 |
| 1927 | 1 | 10 |
| 1928 | 1 | 8 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 286.1 | 3 |
| 1925 | 277.0 | 1 |
| 1926 | 266.1 | 3 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 1231 | 5 |
| 1925 | 1176 | 1 |
| 1926 | 1145 | 3 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 4 | 10 |
| 1920 | 9 | 10 |
| 1923 | 11 | 8 |
| 1924 | 13 | 3 |
| 1925 | 11 | 10 |
| 1926 | 11 | 8 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 93 | 9 |
| 1924 | 101 | 4 |
| 1925 | 88 | 6 |
| 1926 | 78 | 9 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 8 | 8 |
| 1919 | 7 | 5 |
| 1922 | 7 | 1 |
| 1924 | 4 | 9 |
| 1926 | 6 | 5 |
| 1930 | 4 | 9 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 2.712 | 10 |
| 1923 | 3.134 | 7 |
| 1924 | 2.829 | 3 |
| 1925 | 2.957 | 2 |
| 1927 | 3.005 | 7 |
| 1928 | 2.559 | 2 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 0.264 | 8 |
| 1925 | 0.255 | 3 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 1.259 | 6 |
| 1923 | 1.271 | 5 |
| 1924 | 1.278 | 5 |
| 1925 | 1.220 | 1 |
| 1926 | 1.265 | 1 |
| 1927 | 1.302 | 10 |
| 1928 | 1.209 | 4 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 8.874 | 8 |
| 1925 | 8.675 | 4 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 1.973 | 6 |
| 1920 | 2.266 | 7 |
| 1924 | 2.012 | 4 |
| 1925 | 2.307 | 5 |
| 1926 | 1.453 | 1 |
| 1927 | 2.060 | 5 |
| 1928 | 1.706 | 3 |
| 1931 | 1.426 | 1 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 21 | 6 |
| 1924 | 25 | 3 |
| 1925 | 21 | 3 |
| 1926 | 19 | 5 |
| 1927 | 18 | 5 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 5 | 2 |
| 1920 | 4 | 4 |
| 1924 | 4 | 3 |
| 1925 | 2 | 8 |
| 1928 | 5 | 1 |
| 1930 | 1 | 10 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 48 | 4 |
| 1920 | 61 | 5 |
| 1921 | 59 | 6 |
| 1924 | 64 | 10 |
| 1925 | 71 | 10 |
| 1926 | 43 | 3 |
| 1927 | 48 | 3 |
| 1928 | 40 | 3 |
| 1931 | 30 | 1 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 302 | 4 |
| 1925 | 267 | 8 |
| 1926 | 294 | 2 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 215 | 7 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 2 | 2 |
| 1921 | 7 | 8 |
| 1922 | 7 | 6 |
| 1927 | 5 | 7 |
| 1928 | 2 | 1 |
| 1931 | 7 | 3 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 4.4 | 7 |
| 1921 | 4.8 | 8 |
| 1923 | 4.0 | 10 |
| 1924 | 5.5 | 3 |
| 1925 | 5.4 | 1 |
| 1926 | 5.5 | 3 |
| 1927 | 4.0 | 7 |
| 1928 | 5.1 | 4 |
| 1931 | 4.6 | 4 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 10 | 7 |
| 1931 | 11 | 10 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 8 | 4 |
| 1923 | 6 | 2 |
| 1924 | 9 | 6 |
| 1926 | 11 | 10 |
| 1927 | 8 | 9 |
| 1928 | 6 | 3 |
| 1931 | 6 | 4 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 1923 | 7.5 | 1 |
| 1924 | 9.7 | 2 |
| 1925 | 7.7 | 2 |
| 1927 | 5.4 | 8 |
| 1928 | 7.3 | 3 |