Was Ben Henderson a pitcher?

Yes. Ben Henderson pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 20 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ben Henderson hit?

Ben Henderson hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Ben Henderson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 2–2

ERA 8.62

WHIP 1.92

SO 20

Pitcher PIV 207.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: — / R

Full name: Benjamin Henderson

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
11.0	8.0	2.0	2.0	0	0	0	0	3.0	0	0	.250	.455	.250	.705

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
2	3	5	3	1	0	32.0	37	25	15	2	11	20	4.22	1.50

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	2	5	4	2	0	0	24.0	36	23	2	10	20	8.62	207.6

Career ERA 8.62 vs. league average 4.34 across their career seasons — 98.8% worse 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
1937	BBB	NAL	2	2	5	4	2	0	0	24.0	36	23	10	20	8.62	4.34 (-99%)	207.6
Career · 1 season			2	2	5	4	2	0	0	24.0	36	23	10	20	8.62	—	208

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
5	8	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	.250	.455	.375	.830	0

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .277 across their career seasons — 9.6% below league average.

Career OBP .455 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — +32.7% above league average.

Career SLG .375 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 5.8% below league average.

Career OPS .830 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — +12.0% above 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
1937	BBB	NAL	5	8	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			5	8	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	3	5	0	1	0	0	.200
Away	2	3	2	1	0	0	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	3	14.2	19	14	7	10	8.59
Away	2	9.1	14	1	4	10	0.96

Last 5 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB
1937-07-18	BIR	CAG	L	1	0	1	0
1937-07-05	BIR	IN6	W	3	0	0	0
1937-06-12	BIR	SSA	W	3	2	1	3
1937-05-31	BIR	KCM	L	0	0	0	0
1937-05-09	BIR	KCM	L	1	0	0	0

Last 5 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1937-07-18	BIR	CAG	L	3.2	9	9	9	2	4	0
1937-07-05	BIR	IN6	W	8.0	8	3	2	3	3	1
1937-06-12	BIR	SSA	W	9.0	13	7	0	2	10	1
1937-05-31	BIR	KCM	—	0.1	1	1	1	2	0	0
1937-05-09	BIR	KCM	L	3.0	2	3	3	2	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	5	4	0	3	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1937	BBB	P	5	4	0	3	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	5

Frequently Asked Questions about Ben Henderson

Was Ben Henderson a pitcher?: Yes. Ben Henderson pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 20 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ben Henderson hit?: Ben Henderson hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.