Bill Henry

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1952-1969)

W–L 46–50
ERA 3.26
WHIP 1.25
SO 621
Pitcher PIV 7778.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 180 lb
Born
10/15/1927 in Alice, TX, USA
Died
4/11/2014 in Round Rock, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1952-04-17
Last Game
1969-06-16
Awards
All-Star

Full name: William Rodman Henry

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
46 50 527 44 12 2 90 913.0 842 331 89 296 621 3.26 7778.8

Career ERA 3.26 vs. league average 3.68 across their career seasons — 11.2% better 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
1952 BOS AL 5 4 13 10 5 0 0 76.7 75 33 36 23 3.87 3.70 (-5%) -1460.3
1953 BOS AL 5 5 21 12 4 1 1 85.7 86 31 33 56 3.26 4.14 (+21%) 2074.1
1954 BOS AL 3 7 24 13 3 1 0 95.7 104 48 49 38 4.52 3.90 (-16%) -1189.3
1955 BOS AL 2 4 17 7 0 0 0 59.7 56 22 21 23 3.32 4.00 (+17%) -268.0
1958 CHN NL 5 4 44 0 0 0 6 81.3 63 26 17 58 2.88 3.86 (+25%) 1797.6
1959 CHN NL 9 8 65 0 0 0 12 134.3 111 40 26 115 2.68 3.90 (+31%) 2182.3
1960 CIN NL 1 5 51 0 0 0 17 67.7 62 24 20 58 3.19 3.82 (+16%) 692.5
1961 CIN NL 2 1 47 0 0 0 16 53.3 50 13 15 53 2.19 4.03 (+46%) 871.0
1962 CIN NL 4 2 40 0 0 0 11 37.3 40 19 20 35 4.58 3.96 (-16%) -201.1
1963 CIN NL 1 3 47 0 0 0 14 52.0 55 24 11 45 4.15 3.46 (-20%) 1338.1
1964 CIN NL 2 2 37 0 0 0 6 52.0 31 5 12 28 0.87 3.58 (+76%) 902.8
1965 CIN NL 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 3 0 1 5 0.00 — 0.0
1965 SFN NL 2 2 35 0 0 0 4 42.0 40 17 8 35 3.64 3.50 (-4%) 1468.3
1966 SFN NL 1 1 35 0 0 0 1 22.0 15 6 10 15 2.45 3.52 (+30%) -518.7
1967 SFN NL 2 0 28 1 0 0 2 21.7 16 5 9 23 2.08 3.30 (+37%) 415.9
1968 SFN NL 0 2 7 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 3 3 0 5.40 — 0.0
1968 PIT NL 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 16.7 29 15 3 9 8.10 2.98 (-172%) -326.3
1969 HOU NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 2 0 2 2 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 46 50 527 44 12 2 90 913.0 842 331 296 621 3.26 — 7,779

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
531 203 13 36 4 2 0 18 0 8 71 .177 .208 .217 .424 0

Career AVG .177 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 29.6% below league average.

Career OBP .208 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 35.0% below league average.

Career SLG .217 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 42.8% below league average.

Career OPS .424 vs. league average .698 across their career seasons — 39.2% below 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
1952 BOS AL 14 31 2 8 2 1 0 5 0 2 6 .258 — — — — 0.0
1953 BOS AL 21 32 2 6 1 1 0 4 0 0 10 .188 — — — — 0.0
1954 BOS AL 25 34 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 3 7 .118 — — — — 0.0
1955 BOS AL 17 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .105 — — — — 0.0
1958 CHN NL 44 17 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 .235 — — — — 0.0
1959 CHN NL 65 31 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 .194 — — — — 0.0
1960 CIN NL 51 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
1961 CIN NL 48 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1962 CIN NL 40 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
1963 CIN NL 47 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .167 — — — — 0.0
1964 CIN NL 38 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
1965 CIN NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1965 SFN NL 35 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .200 — — — — 0.0
1966 SFN NL 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1967 SFN NL 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1968 SFN NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1968 PIT NL 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1969 HOU NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 531 203 13 36 4 2 0 18 0 8 71 .177 — — — — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1961 WS CIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 2 0 0 2.3 4 5 2 3 19.29

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1961 WS CIN 0 0 2 0 0 2.3 4 5 2 3 19.29

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (1058 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home255103620012.194
Away27610071606.160

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home253460.14351761423103.44
Away274452.14081541543133.06

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1969-06-16 HOUATLL 000000000
1969-06-16 HOUATLL 000000000
1969-06-01 HOUPITL 000000000
1968-08-10 PITHOUL 100000001
1968-08-07 PITLADL 000000000
1968-08-03 PITSFGL 000000000
1968-07-31 PITCINL 100000000
1968-07-26 PITSTLL 000000000
1968-07-23 PITCINL 000000000
1968-07-18 PITNYNL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1969-06-16 HOUATL — 2.0100020
1969-06-16 HOUATL — 2.1100000
1969-06-01 HOUPIT — 0.2010200
1968-08-10 PITHOU — 3.01188010
1968-08-07 PITLAD — 0.1000010
1968-08-03 PITSFG — 1.0320110
1968-07-31 PITCIN — 4.0632011
1968-07-26 PITSTL — 1.0333110
1968-07-23 PITCIN — 0.2000100
1968-07-18 PITNYN — 1.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 527 22 48 115 5 9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1952 BOS P 13 0 5 7 0 1
1953 BOS P 21 0 4 11 1 0
1954 BOS P 24 13 4 13 0 0
1955 BOS P 17 7 4 11 0 1
1958 CHN P 44 0 2 8 0 1
1959 CHN P 65 0 2 18 1 2
1960 CIN P 51 0 5 13 1 2
1961 CIN P 47 0 4 7 0 0
1962 CIN P 40 0 2 2 0 0
1963 CIN P 47 0 2 9 2 1
1964 CIN P 37 0 6 7 0 0
1965 CIN P 3 0 0 0 0 0
1965 SFN P 35 0 4 4 0 0
1966 SFN P 35 0 1 3 0 0
1967 SFN P 28 1 1 1 0 1
1968 SFN P 7 1 2 1 0 0
1968 PIT P 10 0 0 0 0 0
1969 HOU P 3 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 527

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Bill Henry (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tom Niedenfuer
    36-46, 3.29 ERA
  2. 94
    Alejandro Peña
    56-52, 3.11 ERA
  3. 92
    Mark Eichhorn
    48-43, 3.00 ERA
  4. 91
    Jay Howell
    58-53, 3.34 ERA
  5. 91
    Elias Sosa
    59-51, 3.32 ERA
  6. 89
    Larry Andersen
    40-39, 3.15 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Henry

What years did Bill Henry play?
Bill Henry played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1969.
Was Bill Henry a pitcher?
Yes. Bill Henry pitched in the major leagues, recording 46 wins and 621 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Henry hit?
Bill Henry hit 0 career home runs with 36 hits.