Herb Pennock

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1912-1934)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1948
W–L 240–162
ERA 3.60
WHIP 1.35
SO 1,227
Pitcher PIV 29181.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 160 lb
Born
2/10/1894 in Kennett Square, PA, USA
Died
1/30/1948 in New York, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1912-05-14
Last Game
1934-08-27
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1948 (BBWAA)

Full name: Herbert Jefferis Pennock

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
240 162 617 420 247 35 32 3571.7 3,900 1,428 128 916 1,227 3.60 29181.1

Career ERA 3.60 vs. league average 3.80 across their career seasons — 5.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1912 PHA AL 1 2 17 2 1 0 2 50.0 48 25 30 38 4.50 3.36 (-34%) -282.0
1913 PHA AL 2 1 14 3 1 0 0 33.3 30 19 22 17 5.13 3.07 (-67%) -1703.7
1914 PHA AL 11 4 28 14 8 3 3 151.7 136 47 65 90 2.79 2.93 (+5%) 950.9
1915 PHA AL 3 6 11 8 3 1 1 44.0 46 26 29 24 5.32 2.90 (-84%) -1247.8
1915 BOS AL 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 14.0 23 15 10 7 9.64 2.90 (-233%) -232.3
1916 BOS AL 0 2 9 2 0 0 1 26.7 23 9 8 12 3.04 2.78 (-9%) 196.5
1917 BOS AL 5 5 24 5 4 1 1 100.7 90 37 23 35 3.31 2.69 (-23%) 183.2
1919 BOS AL 16 8 32 26 16 5 0 219.0 223 66 48 70 2.71 3.09 (+12%) 2311.4
1920 BOS AL 16 13 37 31 19 4 2 242.3 244 99 61 68 3.68 3.45 (-7%) -451.0
1921 BOS AL 12 14 32 32 15 1 0 222.7 268 100 59 91 4.04 4.02 (-1%) 2574.3
1922 BOS AL 10 17 32 26 15 1 1 202.0 230 97 74 59 4.32 4.18 (-3%) 22.1
1923 NYA AL 19 6 35 27 21 1 3 238.3 235 83 68 93 3.13 4.03 (+22%) 1868.4
1924 NYA AL 21 9 40 34 25 4 3 286.3 302 90 64 101 2.83 4.13 (+31%) 2700.4
1925 NYA AL 16 17 47 31 21 2 2 277.0 267 91 71 88 2.96 4.55 (+35%) 2042.4
1926 NYA AL 23 11 40 33 19 1 2 266.3 294 107 43 78 3.62 4.11 (+12%) 3922.8
1927 NYA AL 19 8 34 26 18 1 2 209.7 225 70 48 51 3.00 4.08 (+26%) 2484.5
1928 NYA AL 17 6 28 24 18 5 3 211.0 215 60 40 53 2.56 4.13 (+38%) 4689.5
1929 NYA AL 9 11 27 23 8 1 1 157.3 205 86 28 49 4.92 4.60 (-7%) 1541.5
1930 NYA AL 11 7 25 19 11 1 0 156.3 194 75 20 46 4.32 4.80 (+10%) 2958.1
1931 NYA AL 11 6 25 25 12 1 0 189.3 247 90 30 65 4.28 4.10 (-4%) 3329.1
1932 NYA AL 9 5 22 21 9 1 0 146.7 191 75 38 54 4.60 4.13 (-12%) 944.3
1933 NYA AL 7 4 23 5 2 1 4 65.0 96 40 21 22 5.54 3.86 (-44%) -239.5
1934 BOS AL 2 0 30 2 1 0 1 62.0 68 21 16 16 3.05 4.29 (+29%) 618.0
Career · 23 seasons 240 162 617 420 247 35 32 3,571.2 3,900 1,428 916 1,227 3.60 — 29,181

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
620 1,214 108 232 33 4 4 103 1 94 178 .191 .253 .235 .488 -5,799

Career AVG .191 vs. league average .274 across their career seasons — 30.3% below league average.

Career OBP .253 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 24.8% below league average.

Career SLG .235 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 37.9% below league average.

Career OPS .488 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 31.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1912 PHA AL 17 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .133 — — — — 0.0
1913 PHA AL 14 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 — — — — 0.0
1914 PHA AL 28 56 7 12 0 2 0 9 0 2 11 .214 .255 (-16%) .322 (-25%) .339 (-16%) .661 (-20%) -188.6
1915 PHA AL 11 18 1 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 .278 — — — — 0.0
1915 BOS AL 5 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 — — — — 0.0
1916 BOS AL 11 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 — — — — 0.0
1917 BOS AL 24 24 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 7 5 .167 — — — — 0.0
1919 BOS AL 32 75 7 13 4 0 0 7 0 6 12 .173 .262 (-34%) .322 (-22%) .347 (-35%) .670 (-28%) -310.1
1920 BOS AL 38 77 7 20 3 0 0 6 0 9 18 .260 .271 (-4%) .331 (+4%) .363 (-18%) .694 (-7%) -54.6
1921 BOS AL 32 85 9 18 8 0 1 11 0 6 10 .212 .286 (-26%) .344 (-21%) .395 (-14%) .739 (-17%) -253.5
1922 BOS AL 32 65 5 9 1 1 0 2 0 4 9 .138 .285 (-52%) .345 (-46%) .397 (-54%) .743 (-50%) -539.5
1923 NYA AL 35 83 11 16 3 0 0 7 0 9 8 .193 .282 (-32%) .344 (-21%) .390 (-41%) .734 (-32%) -417.9
1924 NYA AL 40 101 13 16 2 0 2 9 1 7 13 .158 .283 (-44%) .345 (-36%) .389 (-39%) .734 (-38%) -624.1
1925 NYA AL 47 99 6 20 1 1 0 7 0 2 7 .202 .288 (-30%) .349 (-38%) .407 (-43%) .756 (-41%) -673.5
1926 NYA AL 40 85 8 18 2 0 0 6 0 10 8 .212 .279 (-24%) .345 (-13%) .390 (-40%) .735 (-27%) -345.6
1927 NYA AL 34 69 6 15 2 0 0 6 0 3 10 .217 .282 (-23%) .344 (-27%) .392 (-37%) .736 (-33%) -366.5
1928 NYA AL 28 74 1 15 0 0 0 9 0 3 7 .203 .280 (-28%) .342 (-32%) .395 (-49%) .737 (-41%) -483.5
1929 NYA AL 27 51 4 9 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 .176 .289 (-39%) .353 (-33%) .415 (-58%) .769 (-46%) -391.8
1930 NYA AL 25 60 5 11 0 0 0 4 0 4 12 .183 .293 (-38%) .354 (-34%) .429 (-57%) .784 (-47%) -471.7
1931 NYA AL 25 66 8 10 2 0 1 6 0 9 12 .152 .276 (-45%) .338 (-25%) .388 (-41%) .726 (-34%) -350.7
1932 NYA AL 22 53 4 8 2 0 0 6 0 7 5 .151 .275 (-45%) .335 (-25%) .391 (-52%) .726 (-40%) -327.2
1933 NYA AL 23 21 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .238 — — — — 0.0
1934 BOS AL 30 14 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .214 — — — — 0.0
Career · 23 seasons 620 1,214 108 232 33 4 4 103 1 94 178 .191 — — — — -5,799

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
10 19 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 .053

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1932 WS NYA 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1927 WS NYA 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
1926 WS NYA 3 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143
1923 WS NYA 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1914 WS PHA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
5 0 10 5 3 55.3 39 12 8 24 1.95

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1932 WS NYA 0 0 2 0 2 4.0 2 1 1 4 2.25
1927 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 3 1 0 1 1.00
1926 WS NYA 2 0 3 2 0 22.0 13 3 4 8 1.23
1923 WS NYA 2 0 3 2 1 17.3 19 7 1 8 3.63
1914 WS PHA 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 2 0 2 3 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home31757665132462.229
Away30462643102045.163

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3131862.019266894376773.33
Away3041708.219807444865543.92

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1934-08-27 BOSCLEL 100000001
1934-08-23 BOSCHWL 000000000
1934-08-19 BOSDETL 000000000
1934-08-12 BOSNYYL 000000000
1934-08-07 BOSPHAL 000000000
1934-07-28 BOSMINL 000000000
1934-07-24 BOSDETL 000000000
1934-07-19 BOSCLEL 000000000
1934-07-15 BOSSLAW 000000000
1934-07-14 BOSSLAL 100000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1934-08-27 BOSCLE — 4.0654120
1934-08-23 BOSCHW — 1.0100110
1934-08-19 BOSDET — 3.0200100
1934-08-12 BOSNYY — 2.0222010
1934-08-07 BOSPHA — 2.0200000
1934-07-28 BOSMIN — 1.0200000
1934-07-24 BOSDET — 1.0100000
1934-07-19 BOSCLE — 0.0100000
1934-07-15 BOSSLA SV 0.1000000
1934-07-14 BOSSLA — 1.1000110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 617 0 101 824 26 45

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1912 PHA P 17 0 2 15 1 0
1913 PHA P 14 0 0 9 0 0
1914 PHA P 28 0 9 37 3 1
1915 PHA P 11 0 1 15 1 1
1915 BOS P 5 0 1 0 1 0
1916 BOS P 9 0 3 4 0 0
1917 BOS P 24 0 1 30 2 2
1919 BOS P 32 0 13 45 2 5
1920 BOS P 37 0 6 53 1 0
1921 BOS P 32 0 11 59 2 3
1922 BOS P 32 0 8 56 1 1
1923 NYA P 35 0 4 66 1 4
1924 NYA P 40 0 10 61 0 5
1925 NYA P 47 0 7 54 4 3
1926 NYA P 40 0 2 73 1 6
1927 NYA P 34 0 4 45 1 2
1928 NYA P 28 0 5 59 1 3
1929 NYA P 27 0 4 31 0 2
1930 NYA P 25 0 3 26 1 1
1931 NYA P 25 0 1 37 1 4
1932 NYA P 22 0 4 29 1 1
1933 NYA P 23 0 2 12 1 1
1934 BOS P 30 0 0 8 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Position Games
Pitcher 617

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1926 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1926 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1926 TSN All-Star P
1925 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1924 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1926 Most Valuable Player AL 3rd 32.0 64 0
1925 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 4.0 64 0
1924 Most Valuable Player AL 4th 24.0 64 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Herb Pennock (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Hooks Dauss
    222-182, 3.30 ERA
  2. 95
    Dolf Luque
    194-179, 3.24 ERA
  3. 95
    Charlie Root
    201-160, 3.59 ERA
  4. 95
    Paul Derringer
    223-212, 3.46 ERA
  5. 94
    Mel Harder
    223-186, 3.80 ERA
  6. 91
    George Uhle
    200-166, 3.99 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Herb Pennock

What years did Herb Pennock play?
Herb Pennock played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1934.
Was Herb Pennock a pitcher?
Yes. Herb Pennock pitched in the major leagues, recording 240 wins and 1227 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Herb Pennock hit?
Herb Pennock hit 4 career home runs with 232 hits.
Is Herb Pennock in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Herb Pennock was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1948.