What years did Ken Penner play?

Ken Penner played in Major League Baseball from 1916 to 1929.

Was Ken Penner a pitcher?

Yes. Ken Penner pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 8 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ken Penner hit?

Ken Penner hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Ken Penner

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1916-1929)

W–L 1–1

ERA 3.55

WHIP 1.50

SO 8

Pitcher PIV -148.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 170 lb
Born: 4/24/1896 in Booneville, IN, USA
Died: 5/28/1959 in Sacramento, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1916-09-11
Last Game: 1929-09-04

Full name: Kenneth William Penner

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	1	9	2	0	0	0	25.3	28	10	1	10	8	3.55	-148.6

Career ERA 3.55 vs. league average 3.77 across their career seasons — 5.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1916	CLE	AL	1	0	4	2	12.7	14	6	4	5	4.26	2.78 (-53%)	78.6
1929	CHN	NL	0	1	5	0	12.7	14	4	6	3	2.84	4.60 (+38%)	-227.2
Career · 2 seasons			1	1	9	2	25.1	28	10	10	8	3.55	—	-149

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
9	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 38.6% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 50.4% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 55.7% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 53.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1916	CLE	AL	4	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	CHN	NL	5	4	1	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			9	6	1	1	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	5	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	4	4	0	1	0	1	.250

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	5	14.1	14	6	4	5	3.77
Away	4	11.0	14	4	6	3	3.27

Last 9 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1929-09-04	CHC	STL	L	0	0	0	0
1929-08-28	CHC	PIT	L	3	1	1	0
1929-08-25	CHC	CIN	L	1	0	0	1
1929-08-24	CHC	PHI	W	0	0	0	0
1929-08-06	CHC	BRO	L	0	0	0	0
1916-10-01	CLE	CHW	L	0	0	0	0
1916-09-15	CLE	PHA	W	2	0	0	0
1916-09-12	CLE	DET	L	0	0	0	0
1916-09-11	CLE	DET	L	0	0	0	0

Last 9 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1929-09-04	CHC	STL	L	1.2	4	6	0	4	0	0
1929-08-28	CHC	PIT	—	4.2	7	4	4	2	3	1
1929-08-25	CHC	CIN	—	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1929-08-24	CHC	PHI	—	1.0	3	1	0	0	0	0
1929-08-06	CHC	BRO	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1916-10-01	CLE	CHW	L	3.0	4	4	4	2	1	0
1916-09-15	CLE	PHA	W	7.0	6	2	2	0	3	0
1916-09-12	CLE	DET	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1916-09-11	CLE	DET	—	2.0	3	0	0	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	9	0	0	10	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1916	CLE	P	4	0	0	7	1	1
1929	CHN	P	5	0	0	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	9

Frequently Asked Questions about Ken Penner

What years did Ken Penner play?: Ken Penner played in Major League Baseball from 1916 to 1929.
Was Ken Penner a pitcher?: Yes. Ken Penner pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 8 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ken Penner hit?: Ken Penner hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.