2024 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
1.84
WHIP
1.64
K
12
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Will open Sunday
Pennington will serve as the Rangers' opening pitcher for Sunday's series finale against the Athletics, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
ANALYSIS
Despite having just four minor-league starts under his belt over the past three seasons, Pennington will get his first major-league start Sunday. He's pitched more than one inning twice across his seven outings with the Rangers this season, with the last instance coming Aug. 23 against the Guardians, when he threw three innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks while striking out three. Jose Urena and Chase Anderson are the top candidates to serve in bulk relief, though the former tossed four scoreless innings Wednesday against the White Sox and may not be available to provide much length.
Despite having just four minor-league starts under his belt over the past three seasons, Pennington will get his first major-league start Sunday. He's pitched more than one inning twice across his seven outings with the Rangers this season, with the last instance coming Aug. 23 against the Guardians, when he threw three innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks while striking out three. Jose Urena and Chase Anderson are the top candidates to serve in bulk relief, though the former tossed four scoreless innings Wednesday against the White Sox and may not be available to provide much length.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
19
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Walter Pennington generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Walter Pennington generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-28%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-28%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .286 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .207 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .286 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .207 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-69%
ERA on Road
2024
-69%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.18 | 2.29 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 9.5 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 1.00 | 1.22 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.18 | 2.29 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 9.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 1.00 | 1.22 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Walter Pennington compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.20K/9
7.4BB/9
6.1HR/9
0.6Fastball
91.5 mphERA
1.84WHIP
1.64BABIP
.307GB/FB
2.10Left On Base
88.5%Exit Velocity
81.3 mphBarrels/BBE
4.9%Spin Rate
2260 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.0%Swinging Strike
10.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Called up from Triple-A
The Rangers recalled Pennington from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.
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Sent back to minors
The Rangers optioned Pennington to Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday.
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The Rangers recalled Pennington from Triple-A Round Rock on Friday.
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Traded to Texas
The Rangers acquired Pennington from the Royals on Monday in exchange for right-hander Michael Lorenzen.
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Returned to Omaha
The Royals returned Pennington to Triple-A Omaha following Wednesday's doubleheader against St. Louis.
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