What years did Joe Henderson play?

Joe Henderson played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1977.

Was Joe Henderson a pitcher?

Yes. Joe Henderson pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 27 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joe Henderson hit?

Joe Henderson hit 0 career home runs.

Joe Henderson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1974-1977)

W–L 3–2

ERA 6.69

WHIP 2.06

SO 27

Pitcher PIV -489.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 195 lb
Born: 7/4/1946 in Lake Cormorant, MS, USA
MLB Debut: 1974-06-07
Last Game: 1977-07-16

Full name: Joseph Lee Henderson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	2	16	3	0	0	0	35.0	47	26	4	25	27	6.69	-489.1

Career ERA 6.69 vs. league average 3.72 across their career seasons — 79.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1974	CHA	AL	1	0	5	3	15.0	21	14	11	12	8.40	3.63 (-132%)	-481.6
1976	CIN	NL	2	0	4	0	11.0	9	0	8	7	0.00	3.51 (+100%)	-7.6
1977	CIN	NL	0	2	7	0	9.0	17	12	6	8	12.00	4.00 (-200%)	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			3	2	16	3	35.0	47	26	25	27	6.69	—	-489

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
16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1974	CHA	AL	5	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	CIN	NL	4	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	CIN	NL	7	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			16	2	.000	—	—	—	—	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	9	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	7	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	9	17.0	32	19	11	11	10.06
Away	7	18.0	15	7	14	16	3.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1977-07-16	CIN	HOU	L	0
1977-07-12	CIN	ATL	L	0
1977-07-03	CIN	SDP	L	0
1977-06-30	CIN	SFG	W	1
1977-06-27	CIN	SFG	L	0
1977-06-26	CIN	LAD	L	0
1977-06-25	CIN	LAD	W	0
1976-09-29	CIN	SDP	L	0
1976-09-18	CIN	SFG	L	0
1976-09-12	CIN	SFG	W	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1977-07-16	CIN	HOU	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1
1977-07-12	CIN	ATL	L	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1977-07-03	CIN	SDP	—	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0
1977-06-30	CIN	SFG	—	1.2	2	3	3	1	2	1
1977-06-27	CIN	SFG	L	0.1	1	3	3	2	1	0
1977-06-26	CIN	LAD	—	2.0	4	1	1	0	1	0
1977-06-25	CIN	LAD	—	1.2	5	3	2	1	3	0
1976-09-29	CIN	SDP	—	3.0	4	0	0	1	1	0
1976-09-18	CIN	SFG	—	3.0	3	1	0	2	2	0
1976-09-12	CIN	SFG	W	3.0	1	0	0	4	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	16	3	1	5	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1974	CHA	P	5	3	0	3	1
1976	CIN	P	4	0	1	2	0
1977	CIN	P	7	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	16

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Henderson

What years did Joe Henderson play?: Joe Henderson played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1977.
Was Joe Henderson a pitcher?: Yes. Joe Henderson pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 27 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joe Henderson hit?: Joe Henderson hit 0 career home runs.