Felix Bautista vs Liam Hendriks: Career Stats Comparison
Liam Hendriks has the better career line of the two, leading 8 of the 12 scored categories on this page (4 further counting totals are shown but not scored). Felix Bautista has played 2022–present as a pitcher; Liam Hendriks played 2011–2025 as a pitcher.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
Felix Bautista (2022–present) and Liam Hendriks (2011–2025) — breaking in during the 2020s and the 2010s respectively, so they pitched against very different hitting environments. Felix Bautista has 13 wins and 251 strikeouts through October 12, 2026; Liam Hendriks finished with 33 wins and 739 strikeouts. The numbers below run them through identical career and rate-stat lenses.
Quick answer
- Who had the better ERA? Felix Bautista, with 2.15 to Liam Hendriks's 3.88.
- Who won more games? Liam Hendriks, with 33 to Felix Bautista's 13.
- Who recorded more strikeouts? Liam Hendriks, with 739 to Felix Bautista's 251.
- Who had the better WHIP? Felix Bautista, with 0.99 to Liam Hendriks's 1.20.
- Who pitched more innings? Liam Hendriks, with 663.2 to Felix Bautista's 163.0.
- Who threw more shutouts? Neither — both are at 0.
- Who has the higher career Pitcher PIV? Liam Hendriks, with 14,422 career Pitcher PIV to Felix Bautista's 6,234.
Felix Bautista
Liam Hendriks
Career Stats Side-by-Side
Every cell below is a career total or career rate. Cells highlighted in green mark the player who leads that line. Lower ERA, WHIP and BB/9 lead; higher K/9 leads. 12 of the 16 lines below are scored; the other 4 are counting totals on which fewer is not an achievement, so no one is awarded them. Totals where fewer is not an achievement -- losses, walks and hits allowed -- are left unmarked, because they track how long someone pitched rather than how well. Rate stats are not era-adjusted, and the 2020s and the 2010s were different run environments, so read them against their eras, or use the PIV card below, which is adjusted.
Felix Bautista is still active — his totals below are current through October 12, 2026.
| Statistic | Felix Bautista | Liam Hendriks |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 13 | Leads: 33 |
| Losses not scored | 7 | 36 |
| Games | 158 | Leads: 490 |
| Games Started | 0 | Leads: 44 |
| Complete Games | 0 | Leads: 1 |
| Shutouts | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 67 | Leads: 116 |
| Strikeouts | 251 | Leads: 739 |
| Walks not scored | 73 | 166 |
| Hits Allowed not scored | 88 | 630 |
| Home Runs Allowed not scored | 15 | 79 |
| Innings Pitched | 163.0 | Leads: 663.2 |
| ERA | Leads: 2.15 | 3.88 |
| WHIP | Leads: 0.99 | 1.20 |
| K/9 | Leads: 13.86 | 10.02 |
| BB/9 | 4.03 | Leads: 2.25 |
PIV Comparison through 2025
By PIV (Player Impact Value), Liam Hendriks outpaces Felix Bautista 14,422 to 6,234 — a longevity gap rather than a per-season one: Liam Hendriks played 15 seasons to Felix Bautista's 3, while Felix Bautista carries the higher per-season figure (2,078 to 961). PIV adjusts each season to league baselines, so it's the cleanest way to compare careers across eras.
PIV is computed through the 2025 season. The career totals on this page include 2026 to date, so PIV does not yet reflect the 2026 season.
Peak Seasons
The best single seasons each player produced, ranked by ERA among qualified workloads (120+ innings).
Felix Bautista
No seasons meet the qualifying workload, so there is no peak-season list to show.
Liam Hendriks
No seasons meet the qualifying workload, so there is no peak-season list to show.
Verdict
On the head-to-head card, Liam Hendriks leads in wins, strikeouts, and innings pitched, while Felix Bautista owns ERA, WHIP, and K/9. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Liam Hendriks. PIV agrees: Liam Hendriks grades out higher across their careers. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.
Related Matchups
How the Felix Bautista and Liam Hendriks careers compare
The careers of Felix Bautista (2022–present) and Liam Hendriks (2011–2025) overlapped from 2022 to 2025, so for those seasons they faced the same league conditions. Liam Hendriks has the far longer record, 490 games against 158 across 3 and 15 PIV seasons, which inflates every career total. Where Felix Bautista comes out ahead, it is in ERA (2.15 to 3.88), WHIP (0.99 to 1.20), and strikeouts per nine (13.86 to 10.02). The per-nine rows read 13.86 strikeouts and 4.03 walks for Felix Bautista, 10.02 and 2.25 for Liam Hendriks. Felix Bautista's numbers are live and update with each game, so the comparison is a snapshot.
Felix Bautista vs Liam Hendriks: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who was better, Felix Bautista or Liam Hendriks?
- By the career statistics compared on this page, Liam Hendriks leads Felix Bautista in 8 of the 12 scored categories.
- Who had the better ERA?
- Felix Bautista, with 2.15 to Liam Hendriks's 3.88.
- Who won more games?
- Liam Hendriks, with 33 to Felix Bautista's 13.
- Who recorded more strikeouts?
- Liam Hendriks, with 739 to Felix Bautista's 251.
- Who had the better WHIP?
- Felix Bautista, with 0.99 to Liam Hendriks's 1.20.