What years did Roy Henshaw play?

Roy Henshaw played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1944.

Was Roy Henshaw a pitcher?

Yes. Roy Henshaw pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 337 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Roy Henshaw hit?

Roy Henshaw hit 0 career home runs with 41 hits.

What teams did Roy Henshaw play for?

Roy Henshaw played for 4 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1933, 1935–1936), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937), the St. Louis Cardinals (1938), and the Detroit Tigers (1942–1944).

What were Roy Henshaw's career stats?

In 216 games, Roy Henshaw went 33-40 with a 4.16 ERA, 337 strikeouts, 742.1 innings pitched, and 7 saves. At the plate he had 41 hits and 0 home runs.

What position did Roy Henshaw play?

Roy Henshaw played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Roy Henshaw and how much did he weigh?

Roy Henshaw was listed at 5 feet 8 inches and 155 pounds.

What was Roy Henshaw's career ERA?

Roy Henshaw finished with a 4.16 career ERA, going 33-40 with 337 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Roy Henshaw have?

Roy Henshaw recorded 337 career strikeouts.

Is Roy Henshaw in the Hall of Fame?

No. Roy Henshaw has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Roy Henshaw

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1933-1944)

Roy Henshaw was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1944 for 4 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 12 seasons. Across 216 career appearances, he went 33-40 with a 4.16 ERA and 337 strikeouts. He also batted .179 with 0 home runs.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
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 October 25, 2026

W–L 33–40

ERA 4.16

WHIP 1.49

SO 337

Pitcher PIV -1312.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 155 lb
Born: 7/29/1911 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died: 6/8/1993 in La Grange, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1933-04-15
Last Game: 1944-09-10

Full name: Roy Kniklebine Henshaw

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Career Pitching Statistics

Roy Henshaw — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
33	40	216	69	22	5	7	742.1	782	343	40	327	337	4.16	-1312.6

Career ERA 4.16 vs. league average 4.01 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Roy Henshaw Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1933	CHN	NL	2	1	21	0	0	0	0	38.2	32	18	20	16	4.19	3.86 (-9%)	64.0
1935	CHN	NL	13	5	31	18	7	3	1	142.2	135	52	68	53	3.28	4.35 (+25%)	-574.0
1936	CHN	NL	6	5	39	14	6	2	1	129.1	152	57	56	69	3.97	4.59 (+14%)	256.1
1937	BRO	NL	5	12	42	16	5	0	2	156.1	176	88	69	98	5.07	4.34 (-17%)	-685.5
1938	SLN	NL	5	11	27	15	4	0	0	130.0	132	58	48	34	4.02	4.35 (+8%)	-172.4
1942	DET	AL	2	4	23	2	0	0	1	61.2	63	28	27	24	4.09	3.57 (-15%)	-346.4
1943	DET	AL	0	2	26	3	0	0	2	71.1	75	30	33	33	3.79	3.50 (-8%)	-181.6
1944	DET	AL	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	12.1	17	12	6	10	8.76	3.57 (-145%)	327.3
Career · 8 seasons			33	40	216	69	22	5	7	742.1	782	343	327	337	4.16	—	-1,313

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

Roy Henshaw — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
217	229	13	41	3	0	0	7	0	4	41	.179	.193	.192	.385	-222

Career AVG .179 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — 33.5% below league average.

Career OBP .193 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 42.4% below league average.

Career SLG .192 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 49.2% below league average.

Career OPS .385 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 46.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Roy Henshaw — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1933	CHN	NL	21	10	1	2	0	0	0	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	CHN	NL	31	51	5	13	1	2	1	11	.255	.279 (-9%)	.342 (-21%)	.399 (-31%)	.742 (-27%)	-222.4
1936	CHN	NL	39	44	3	6	1	1	1	7	.136	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	BRO	NL	43	48	2	8	1	2	0	10	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	SLN	NL	27	41	1	9	0	2	1	6	.220	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	DET	AL	23	12	0	1	0	0	1	2	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	DET	AL	26	18	0	2	0	0	0	2	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	DET	AL	7	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			217	229	13	41	3	7	4	41	.179	—	—	—	—	-222

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

Roy Henshaw — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Roy Henshaw — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1935	WS	CHN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Roy Henshaw — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	3.2	2	3	5	2	7.36

Playoff Pitching by Year

Roy Henshaw — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1935	WS	CHN	0	0	1	0	0	3.2	2	3	5	2	7.36

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Roy Henshaw — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	105	106	6	19	0	5	.179
Away	112	123	7	22	0	2	.179

Pitching — Home / Away

Roy Henshaw — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	105	359.1	375	171	165	165	4.28
Away	111	382.2	406	166	162	172	3.90

Last 10 Games — Batting

Roy Henshaw — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	SO
1944-09-10	DET	CLE	L	0	0	0
1944-09-04	DET	CHW	L	0	0	0
1944-09-02	DET	SLA	W	0	0	0
1944-08-30	DET	CHW	L	0	0	0
1944-08-27	DET	SLA	L	1	0	0
1944-08-21	DET	NYY	L	2	1	0
1944-08-14	DET	PHA	L	2	0	1
1943-09-28	DET	BOS	L	1	0	0
1943-09-19	DET	CLE	L	0	0	0
1943-09-11	DET	CLE	L	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Roy Henshaw — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1944-09-10	DET	CLE	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
1944-09-04	DET	CHW	—	1.2	4	2	2	0	3
1944-09-02	DET	SLA	—	0.0	0	0	0	2	0
1944-08-30	DET	CHW	—	2.0	3	2	2	0	1
1944-08-27	DET	SLA	—	0.2	1	4	3	3	0
1944-08-21	DET	NYY	—	3.2	2	0	0	0	2
1944-08-14	DET	PHA	—	3.1	6	4	4	1	2
1943-09-28	DET	BOS	—	4.0	0	0	0	2	2
1943-09-19	DET	CLE	—	2.0	4	2	1	0	1
1943-09-11	DET	CLE	—	2.1	1	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Roy Henshaw — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	216	0	34	116	15	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Roy Henshaw — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1933	CHN	P	21	1	5	1	0
1935	CHN	P	31	6	15	4	2
1936	CHN	P	39	4	16	3	1
1937	BRO	P	42	4	32	3	2
1938	SLN	P	27	3	23	1	0
1942	DET	P	23	4	10	2	0
1943	DET	P	26	9	13	1	0
1944	DET	P	7	3	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Roy Henshaw — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	216

College History

Roy Henshaw — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Chicago	Chicago	IL	1930, 1931, 1932

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Roy Henshaw: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 15, 1933 and the final game on September 10, 1944, Roy Henshaw built the record summarized on this page. Henshaw played for the Chicago Cubs (1933 through 1936), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937), the St. Louis Cardinals (1938), and the Detroit Tigers (1942 through 1944). Henshaw played primarily as a pitcher and threw left-handed and batted right-handed. Born on July 29, 1911, in Chicago, IL, USA, Henshaw was listed at 5'8" and 155 pounds. The bio records the death on June 8, 1993, in La Grange, IL, USA. Henshaw's full given name, per the bio, is Roy Kniklebine Henshaw.

Across 216 games (69 starts), Henshaw recorded 33 wins against 40 losses with a 4.16 ERA. Henshaw had 337 strikeouts, 22 complete games, and 5 shutouts. Henshaw's 4.16 ERA was close to the 4.01 league figure for those seasons. 1935 brought Henshaw a season-high 13 wins. The strikeout high was 98 in 1937.

Frequently Asked Questions about Roy Henshaw

What years did Roy Henshaw play?: Roy Henshaw played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1944.
Was Roy Henshaw a pitcher?: Yes. Roy Henshaw pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 337 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Roy Henshaw hit?: Roy Henshaw hit 0 career home runs with 41 hits.
What teams did Roy Henshaw play for?: Roy Henshaw played for 4 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1933, 1935–1936), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937), the St. Louis Cardinals (1938), and the Detroit Tigers (1942–1944).
What were Roy Henshaw's career stats?: In 216 games, Roy Henshaw went 33-40 with a 4.16 ERA, 337 strikeouts, 742.1 innings pitched, and 7 saves. At the plate he had 41 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Roy Henshaw play?: Roy Henshaw played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Roy Henshaw and how much did he weigh?: Roy Henshaw was listed at 5 feet 8 inches and 155 pounds.
What was Roy Henshaw's career ERA?: Roy Henshaw finished with a 4.16 career ERA, going 33-40 with 337 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Roy Henshaw have?: Roy Henshaw recorded 337 career strikeouts.
Is Roy Henshaw in the Hall of Fame?: No. Roy Henshaw has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.