Preacher Henry

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 20–26
ERA 4.61
WHIP 1.54
SO 211
Pitcher PIV 3691.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'5" / 148 lb
Born
3/10/1911 in Inverness, FL, USA
Died
5/16/1992 in Jacksonville, FL, USA
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Leo Henry

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
183.0 160.0 11.0 16.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 9.0 14.0 4.0 0 .100 .172 .144 .316

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
37 68 118 70 30 0 858.1 747 487 93 23 221 275 0.97 1.13

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1937 11.0 10.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 3.0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Listed seasons · 1 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .100 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1937 2 7 8 8 2 0 78.2 32 21 4 2 11 31 0.46 0.55
Listed seasons · 1 2 7 8 8 2 0 78.2 32 21 4 2 11 31 0.46 0.55

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
20 26 65 52 29 2 1 392.0 418 201 13 184 211 4.61 3691.9

Career ERA 4.61 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — 17.1% 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
1938 JRC NAL 3 3 6 5 4 0 0 46.3 54 26 17 24 5.05 4.35 (-16%) 331.6
1939 CBR NAL 6 2 15 13 7 1 0 108.0 84 36 59 54 3.00 4.28 (+30%) 1107.4
1940 CBR NAL 5 7 16 13 9 1 0 92.0 101 52 43 63 5.09 4.21 (-21%) 1792.8
1941 JRC NAL 2 1 5 4 2 0 1 32.3 30 10 12 17 2.78 3.94 (+29%) 870.6
1942 JRC NAL 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 9.7 21 14 6 1 13.03 3.57 (-265%) 0.0
1943 CC NAL 3 2 9 5 2 0 0 39.0 46 25 17 17 5.77 3.50 (-65%) -394.8
1946 CIC NAL 1 4 6 6 2 0 0 34.7 44 18 15 27 4.67 3.59 (-30%) 448.9
1947 CIC NAL 0 4 5 4 3 0 0 29.3 37 18 11 8 5.52 3.97 (-39%) -464.6
1948 IC NAL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 1 2 4 0 27.00 — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 20 26 65 52 29 2 1 392.0 418 201 184 211 4.61 — 3,692

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
66 135 8 12 2 1 0 9 0 12 1 .089 .163 .119 .282 0

Career AVG .089 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 66.2% below league average.

Career OBP .163 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 51.1% below league average.

Career SLG .119 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 68.2% below league average.

Career OPS .282 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 60.1% 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
1938 JRC NAL 6 17 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 .059 — — — — 0.0
1939 CBR NAL 16 37 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 .162 — — — — 0.0
1940 CBR NAL 16 32 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1941 JRC NAL 5 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .182 — — — — 0.0
1942 JRC NAL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1943 CC NAL 9 14 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .071 — — — — 0.0
1946 CIC NAL 6 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .182 — — — — 0.0
1947 CIC NAL 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1948 IC NAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 66 135 8 12 2 1 0 9 0 12 1 .089 — — — — 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home45490201.041
Away647151007.141

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home45244.12132463960.88
Away64360.235547981171.17

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1947-09-10 IN9MEML 000000000
1947-09-07 IN9MEMW 000000000
1947-09-01 IN9CAGL 000000000
1947-08-31 IN9CAGL 000000000
1947-08-23 IN9MEMW 000000000
1947-08-17 IN9KCML 200000000
1947-07-31 IN9MEMW 000000000
1947-07-30 IN9MEMW 000000000
1947-07-17 IN9CAGL 000000000
1947-07-02 IN9KCML 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1947-09-10 IN9MEM — 7.1060000
1947-09-07 IN9MEM W 7.01040000
1947-09-01 IN9CAG L 4.0020000
1947-08-31 IN9CAG — 0.2000000
1947-08-23 IN9MEM — 3.0010000
1947-08-17 IN9KCM L 6.0950220
1947-07-31 IN9MEM W 9.01040000
1947-07-30 IN9MEM — 0.0000000
1947-07-17 IN9CAG L 1.0000000
1947-07-02 IN9KCM L 8.015100002

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 65 54 12 92 4 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1938 JRC P 6 5 3 13 0 0
1939 CBR P 15 13 3 18 0 2
1940 CBR P 16 13 2 30 1 1
1941 JRC P 5 4 0 8 0 1
1942 JRC P 2 2 1 2 0 1
1943 CC P 9 7 1 9 2 0
1946 CIC P 6 6 1 6 1 0
1947 CIC P 5 4 1 6 0 0
1948 IC P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 65

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Frequently Asked Questions about Preacher Henry

Was Preacher Henry a pitcher?
Yes. Preacher Henry pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 211 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Preacher Henry hit?
Preacher Henry hit 0 career home runs with 12 hits.