Herb Pennock played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1934, appearing in 617 games over 22 seasons. He recorded a total of 241 W and 162 L, an ERA of 3.6, 1,227 SO, a WHIP of 1.348, and a WAR of 44.0.
Herb Pennock Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Herb Pennock.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Herb Pennock |
| Date of Birth | February 10, 1894 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| MLB Debut | 1912 |
📊 Career Summary
Herb Pennock appeared in 617 games over 22 MLB seasons from 1912 to 1934. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 419 (MLB Rank: 115) |
| GF | 135 (MLB Rank: 517) |
| W | 241 (MLB Rank: 58) |
| L | 162 (MLB Rank: 116) |
| SV | 37 (MLB Rank: 462) |
| ERA | 3.6 (MLB Rank: 2,783) |
| IP | 3571.2 (MLB Rank: 65) |
| SHO | 35 (MLB Rank: 71) |
| CG | 249 (MLB Rank: 81) |
| SO | 1,227 (MLB Rank: 370) |
| BB | 916 (MLB Rank: 152) |
| H | 3,900 (MLB Rank: 45) |
| HR | 128 (MLB Rank: 696) |
| SO9 | 3.09 (MLB Rank: 8,667) |
| BB9 | 2.31 (MLB Rank: 10,156) |
| H9 | 9.83 (MLB Rank: 4,849) |
| HR9 | 0.32 (MLB Rank: 8,165) |
| WHIP | 1.348 (MLB Rank: 8,393) |
| WAR | 44.0 (MLB Rank: 142) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1934)
In his final season (1934), Herb Pennock recorded the following stats:
| GS | 2 |
| GF | 20 |
| W | 2 |
| SV | 2 |
| ERA | 3.05 |
| IP | 62 |
| CG | 1 |
| SO | 16 |
| BB | 16 |
| H | 68 |
| HR | 2 |
| SO9 | 2.32 |
| BB9 | 2.32 |
| H9 | 9.87 |
| HR9 | 0.29 |
| WHIP | 1.355 |
| WAR | 1.3 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1926, 23 W
- Most SO: 1924, 101 SO
- Most IP: 1924, 286.1 IP
- Best WAR: 1924, 8.1 WAR
- Best ERA: 1928, 2.56 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Herb Pennock appeared in 10 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 1.96, pitched 55.1 IP, struck out 24 batters, with 5 W and 0 L.
Herb Pennock Career Pitching Stats Overview
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1912 | 1 | 2 | 4.5 | 0.333 | 2 | 38 | 50 | -0.6 | 1.56 | 1 | 48 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 69 | 3.57 | 6.8 | 1.27 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 216 |
1913 | 2 | 1 | 5.13 | 0.667 | 0 | 17 | 33.1 | -1.1 | 1.56 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 55 | 5.08 | 4.6 | 0.77 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 143 |
1914 | 11 | 4 | 2.79 | 0.733 | 3 | 90 | 151.2 | 1.6 | 1.325 | 1 | 136 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 94 | 2.66 | 5.3 | 1.38 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 615 |
1915 | 3 | 6 | 6.36 | 0.333 | 1 | 31 | 58 | -1.8 | 1.862 | 2 | 69 | 39 | 50 | 41 | 46 | 3.91 | 4.8 | 0.79 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 273 |
1916 | 0 | 2 | 3.04 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 26.2 | 0.1 | 1.163 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 93 | 2.43 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 103 |
1917 | 5 | 5 | 3.31 | 0.5 | 1 | 35 | 100.2 | -0.9 | 1.123 | 2 | 90 | 23 | 49 | 37 | 79 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.52 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 8 | 2.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 397 |
1919 | 16 | 8 | 2.71 | 0.667 | 0 | 70 | 219 | 3.1 | 1.237 | 2 | 223 | 48 | 78 | 66 | 112 | 2.67 | 2.9 | 1.46 | 26 | 32 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0.1 | 9.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 866 |
1920 | 16 | 13 | 3.68 | 0.552 | 2 | 68 | 242.1 | 3.7 | 1.259 | 9 | 244 | 61 | 108 | 99 | 99 | 3.53 | 2.5 | 1.11 | 31 | 37 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0.3 | 9.1 | 2.3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 990 |
1921 | 13 | 14 | 4.04 | 0.481 | 1 | 91 | 222.2 | 2.2 | 1.469 | 7 | 268 | 59 | 121 | 100 | 105 | 3.55 | 3.7 | 1.54 | 31 | 32 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0.3 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 967 |
1922 | 10 | 17 | 4.32 | 0.37 | 1 | 59 | 202 | 2.6 | 1.505 | 7 | 230 | 74 | 108 | 97 | 94 | 4.13 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 26 | 32 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0.3 | 10.2 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 885 |
1923 | 19 | 6 | 3.13 | 0.76 | 3 | 93 | 238.1 | 6.1 | 1.271 | 11 | 235 | 68 | 86 | 83 | 126 | 3.74 | 3.5 | 1.37 | 27 | 35 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 2.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 991 |
1924 | 21 | 9 | 2.83 | 0.7 | 3 | 101 | 286.1 | 8.1 | 1.278 | 13 | 302 | 64 | 104 | 90 | 148 | 3.31 | 3.2 | 1.58 | 34 | 40 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 0.4 | 9.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1201 |
1925 | 16 | 17 | 2.96 | 0.485 | 2 | 88 | 277 | 6.6 | 1.22 | 11 | 267 | 71 | 117 | 91 | 144 | 2.87 | 2.9 | 1.24 | 31 | 47 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 0.4 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1143 |
1926 | 23 | 11 | 3.62 | 0.676 | 3 | 78 | 266.1 | 2.9 | 1.265 | 11 | 294 | 43 | 133 | 107 | 107 | 3.51 | 2.6 | 1.81 | 33 | 40 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1124 |
1927 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0.704 | 3 | 51 | 209.2 | 3.2 | 1.302 | 5 | 225 | 48 | 89 | 70 | 130 | 3.04 | 2.2 | 1.06 | 26 | 34 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0.2 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 880 |
1928 | 17 | 6 | 2.56 | 0.739 | 3 | 53 | 211 | 5.9 | 1.209 | 2 | 215 | 40 | 71 | 60 | 149 | 3.22 | 2.3 | 1.33 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 0.1 | 9.2 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 861 |
1929 | 9 | 11 | 4.92 | 0.45 | 2 | 49 | 157.1 | -0.7 | 1.481 | 11 | 205 | 28 | 101 | 86 | 79 | 3.67 | 2.8 | 1.75 | 23 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.6 | 11.7 | 1.6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 701 |
1930 | 11 | 7 | 4.32 | 0.611 | 0 | 46 | 156.1 | 1 | 1.369 | 8 | 194 | 20 | 95 | 75 | 100 | 3.32 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0.5 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 676 |
1931 | 11 | 6 | 4.28 | 0.647 | 0 | 65 | 189.1 | 1.5 | 1.463 | 7 | 247 | 30 | 96 | 90 | 93 | 3.42 | 3.1 | 2.17 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.3 | 11.7 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 826 |
1932 | 9 | 5 | 4.6 | 0.643 | 0 | 54 | 146.2 | 0 | 1.561 | 8 | 191 | 38 | 94 | 75 | 89 | 3.54 | 3.3 | 1.42 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 11.7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 664 |