Brad Penny

Full Name: Bradley Wayne Penny Primary Position: P Height/Weight: 6' 4"/200 First Game: April 7, 2000 Birthdate: May 24, 1978 MLB Experience: 7 years Birthplace: Blackwell, Oklahoma Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Born on May 24, 1978 in Blackwell, Oklahoma, Brad Penny (Bradley Wayne Penny) played for the Florida Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 7 year career. Penny broke into the bigs on April 7, 2000 with the Florida Marlins, and put up a 4.81 ERA in 119.2 innings pitched in 2000, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Brad Penny's best season was 2006, when he posted a 4.33 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 148 batters.

Scouting Report

Pitching Penny is pure power, relying mostly on a four-seam fastball that registers regularly in the mid-90s. He also throws a sinking two-seamer in the 92-MPH range and a power curveball that buckles knees. His command has improved as he has matured. He does not appear to be in the best of shape, however, so he can wear down as his pitch count rises. Defense Penny does not get off the mound very well and can get a bit flustered on the tougher plays. His move is poor, and he takes a while to unleash the pitch. Most Known For Penny won 2 games (Games 1 and 5) for the Marlins in the 2003 World Series against the Yankees.

Statistics

Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
2000	FLA	N	23	22	8	7	4.81	80	70	64	0	0	0	119.2	120	13	60	4	4	5
2001	FLA	N	31	31	10	10	3.69	154	92	84	1	1	0	205	183	15	54	3	2	7
2002	FLA	N	24	24	8	7	4.66	93	76	67	1	1	0	129.1	148	18	50	7	4	1
2003	FLA	N	32	32	14	10	4.13	138	96	90	0	0	0	196.1	195	21	56	6	3	3
2004	LA	N	3	3	1	2	3.09	6	5	4	0	0	0	11.2	6	2	6	0	0	0
2004	FLA	N	21	21	8	8	3.15	105	50	46	0	0	0	131.1	124	10	39	6	5	3
2004	TOT	N	24	24	9	10	3.15	111	55	50	0	0	0	143	130	12	45	6	5	3
2005	LA	N	29	29	7	9	3.90	122	78	76	1	0	0	175.1	185	17	41	2	3	3
2006	LA	N	34	33	16	9	4.33	148	94	91	0	0	0	189	206	19	54	4	6	9
2007	LA	N	33	33	16	4	3.03	135	75	70	0	0	0	208	199	9	73	2	6	5
Total			230	228	88	66	3.90	981	636	592	3	2	0	1365.2	1366	124	433	34	33	36

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
2000	FLA	N	P	23	22	119.2	11	17	2	1	0	0	8	4	0	.933
2001	FLA	N	P	31	31	205	10	27	0	1	0	2	12	7	0	1.000
2002	FLA	N	P	24	24	129.1	12	14	0	1	0	0	10	4	0	1.000
2003	FLA	N	P	32	32	196.1	19	12	1	1	0	2	11	3	0	.969
2004	LA	N	P	3	3	11.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.000
2004	FLA	N	P	21	21	131.1	14	15	1	1	0	1	13	4	0	.967
2004	TOT	N	P	24	24	143	15	15	1	1	0	1	14	4	0	.968
2005	LA	N	P	29	29	175.1	11	25	0	3	0	0	17	5	1	1.000
2006	LA	N	P	34	33	189	7	22	1	6	0	1	20	8	2	.967
2007	LA	N	P	33	33	208	13	23	0	2	0	0	14	5	0	1.000
Total			P	230	228	1365.2	98	155	5	16	0	6	106	40	3	.981

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
2000	FLA	N	24	45	2	5	0	2	.111	.111	.111	0	0	0	17	0	1	0	0	0
2001	FLA	N	31	62	5	10	0	1	.161	.175	.210	1	1	1	19	0	3	0	0	0
2002	FLA	N	24	48	1	8	0	1	.167	.167	.208	2	0	0	14	0	1	0	0	0
2003	FLA	N	33	68	3	9	2	8	.132	.132	.265	1	1	0	27	0	5	0	0	2
2004	LA	N	3	4	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2004	FLA	N	21	47	1	3	0	1	.064	.064	.064	0	0	0	13	0	1	0	0	1
2004	TOT	N	24	51	1	3	0	1	.059	.059	.059	0	0	0	15	0	1	0	0	1
2005	LA	N	29	50	1	8	0	3	.160	.192	.220	3	0	1	17	1	9	0	0	0
2006	LA	N	34	65	3	12	0	5	.185	.185	.231	3	0	0	16	0	5	0	0	0
2007	LA	N	33	65	7	16	0	7	.246	.279	.338	6	0	1	23	2	7	0	0	0
Total			232	454	23	71	2	28	.156	.167	.214	16	2	3	148	3	32	0	0	3

Transactions

• Selected by Arizona Diamondbacks in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1996 - signed June 4, 1996).
• Traded by Arizona Diamondbacks with Vladimir Nunez and a player to be named later to Florida Marlins in exchange for Matt Mantei (July 8, 1999); Florida Marlins received Abraham Nunez (December 13, 1999).
• Traded by Florida Marlins with Hee-Seop Choi and Bill Murphy to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Paul Lo Duca, Guillermo Mota and Juan Encarnacion (July 30, 2004).