Brad Penny
Born: 5/24/1978 in Blackwell, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 2000-04-07 | Final Game: 2014-09-26
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'4" | Weight: 270 lbs
Full name: Bradley Wayne Penny
Biography
Brad Penny was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 2000 to 2014. Born in 1978, Penny emerged as a prominent figure in Major League Baseball during the early 2000s, showcasing a powerful right arm and an impressive ability to strike out batters. Over the course of his career, he amassed a record of 121 wins and 101 losses, with a career earned run average (ERA) of 4.29 and a total of 1,273 strikeouts. Known for his competitive spirit and durability on the mound, Penny was selected as an All-Star twice, highlighting his status as one of the top pitchers of his era.
Penny played for several teams throughout his career, including the Miami Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants, among others. His contributions were particularly significant during his time with the Dodgers, where he developed a reputation for his ability to dominate hitters with a combination of speed and control. Penny's career unfolded during a transformative period in baseball, marked by the emergence of power hitters and evolving pitching strategies. Despite the challenges presented by the changing landscape of the game, Penny's resilience and talent secured him a lasting legacy as a respected figure in the sport. He retired from professional baseball on September 26, 2014, leaving behind a commendable record and a wealth of memories for fans and teammates alike.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | 101 | 349 | 319 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1925.0 | 2030 | 917 | 194 | 619 | 1273 | 4.29 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | MIA | NL | 8 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119.7 | 120 | 64 | 60 | 80 | 4.81 | - |
| 2001 | MIA | NL | 10 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 205.0 | 183 | 84 | 54 | 154 | 3.69 | - |
| 2002 | MIA | NL | 8 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 129.3 | 148 | 67 | 50 | 93 | 4.66 | - |
| 2003 | MIA | NL | 14 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196.3 | 195 | 90 | 56 | 138 | 4.13 | - |
| 2004 | MIA | NL | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131.3 | 124 | 46 | 39 | 105 | 3.15 | - |
| 2004 | LAD | NL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3.09 | - |
| 2005 | LAD | NL | 7 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.3 | 185 | 76 | 41 | 122 | 3.90 | - |
| 2006 | LAD | NL | 16 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189.0 | 206 | 91 | 54 | 148 | 4.33 | - |
| 2007 | LAD | NL | 16 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208.0 | 199 | 70 | 73 | 135 | 3.03 | - |
| 2008 | LAD | NL | 6 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94.7 | 112 | 66 | 42 | 51 | 6.27 | - |
| 2009 | BOS | AL | 7 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131.7 | 160 | 82 | 42 | 89 | 5.61 | -584.2 |
| 2009 | SFG | NL | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 2.59 | - |
| 2010 | STL | NL | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.7 | 63 | 20 | 9 | 35 | 3.23 | - |
| 2011 | DET | AL | 11 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181.7 | 222 | 107 | 62 | 74 | 5.30 | -5067.8 |
| 2012 | SFG | NL | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 6.11 | - |
| 2014 | MIA | NL | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 6.58 | -984.8 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | 529 | 27 | 83 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 0.157 | 0.166 | 0.214 | 0.380 | -2274.6 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | MIA | NL | 24 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.111 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | MIA | NL | 31 | 62 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0.161 | -543.6 |
| 2002 | MIA | NL | 24 | 48 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.167 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | MIA | NL | 33 | 68 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0.132 | -584.1 |
| 2004 | MIA | NL | 21 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.064 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | LAD | NL | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | LAD | NL | 29 | 50 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.160 | -392.8 |
| 2006 | LAD | NL | 34 | 65 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.185 | -536.1 |
| 2007 | LAD | NL | 33 | 65 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0.246 | -218.0 |
| 2008 | LAD | NL | 19 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.192 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | BOS | AL | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | SFG | NL | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.143 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | STL | NL | 9 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.158 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | DET | AL | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | SFG | NL | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | MIA | NL | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.333 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | ALCS | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | NLDS1 | LAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | NLCS | FLO | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| 2003 | WS | FLO | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 |
| 2003 | NLDS1 | FLO | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24.7 | 38 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 7.66 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | ALCS | DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27.00 |
| 2006 | NLDS1 | LAN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18.00 |
| 2003 | NLCS | FLO | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15.75 |
| 2003 | NLDS1 | FLO | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.35 |
| 2003 | WS | FLO | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.3 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2.19 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 349 | 319 | 132 | 232 | 8 | 22 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | FLO | P | 23 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 2001 | FLO | P | 31 | 31 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | FLO | P | 24 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | FLO | P | 32 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | FLO | P | 21 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | LAN | P | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | LAN | P | 29 | 29 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | LAN | P | 34 | 33 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | LAN | P | 33 | 33 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | LAN | P | 19 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | BOS | P | 24 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | SFN | P | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | SLN | P | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | DET | P | 31 | 31 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | SFN | P | 22 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | MIA | P | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 349 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | DET | AL | $3,000,000 |
| 2010 | SLN | NL | $7,500,000 |
| 2009 | BOS | AL | $5,000,000 |
| 2008 | LAN | NL | $9,250,000 |
| 2007 | LAN | NL | $7,750,000 |
| 2006 | LAN | NL | $5,250,000 |
| 2005 | LAN | NL | $5,100,000 |
| 2004 | FLO | NL | $3,725,000 |
| 2003 | FLO | NL | $1,875,000 |
| 2002 | FLO | NL | $377,500 |
| 2001 | FLO | NL | $260,000 |
| 2000 | FLO | NL | $200,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $49,287,500 | ||
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Cy Young Award | NL | 3rd | 14.0 | 160 | 0 |