Was Eggie Hensley a pitcher?

Yes. Eggie Hensley pitched in the major leagues, recording 85 wins and 518 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Eggie Hensley hit?

Eggie Hensley hit 10 career home runs with 99 hits.

What was Eggie Hensley's career batting average?

Eggie Hensley batted .229 over his career, with 99 hits in 432 at bats.

How many RBI did Eggie Hensley have?

Eggie Hensley drove in 46 runs in his career.

What was Eggie Hensley's career ERA?

Eggie Hensley finished with a 4.17 career ERA, going 85-45 with 518 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Eggie Hensley have?

Eggie Hensley recorded 518 career strikeouts.

Eggie Hensley

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Eggie Hensley was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 6 teams, including the St. Louis Stars. Across 195 career appearances, he went 85-45 with a 4.17 ERA and 518 strikeouts. He also batted .229 with 10 home runs. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5950.5.

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 12, 2026

W–L 85–45

ERA 4.17

WHIP 1.41

SO 518

Pitcher PIV 5950.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 168 lb
Born: 2/16/1900 in Pacific, MO, USA
Died: 11/4/1971 in Kansas City, MO, USA

Full name: Logan Frank Hensley

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Eggie Hensley — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
17.0	16.0	3.0	8.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.875	1.375

Pitching

Eggie Hensley — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
4	5	10	4	5	0	63.2	66	52	4	9	21	18	0.56	1.37

Career Pitching Statistics

Eggie Hensley — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
85	45	195	130	66	7	8	1112.2	1,187	516	56	386	518	4.17	5950.5

Career ERA 4.17 vs. league average 4.23 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Eggie Hensley Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1922	SLS	NNL	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	10.0	8	2	3	6	1.80	4.18 (+57%)	-3.9
1923	SLS	NNL	0	2	6	3	0	0	0	10.1	28	22	9	3	19.16	4.03 (-375%)	-592.0
1923	TT	NNL	0	1	5	1	0	0	1	17.0	14	11	14	9	5.82	4.03 (-44%)	-325.5
1924	CBN	NNL	2	3	6	4	3	1	0	45.1	51	23	11	37	4.57	4.13 (-11%)	1685.2
1924	SLS	NNL	4	1	6	3	3	0	0	32.2	40	21	13	13	5.79	4.13 (-40%)	102.9
1925	SLS	NNL	12	3	27	19	6	0	0	155.1	145	75	56	60	4.35	4.55 (+5%)	2494.2
1926	SLS	NNL	18	8	40	24	12	0	3	230.2	250	110	89	122	4.29	4.11 (-5%)	-1766.2
1927	SLS	NNL	1	3	6	5	2	0	0	30.1	32	12	7	11	3.56	4.08 (+13%)	455.5
1928	SLS	NNL	11	4	24	16	5	2	3	129.1	143	49	30	58	3.41	4.13 (+17%)	1143.0
1929	SLS	NNL	14	8	28	19	11	2	0	154.1	155	60	68	57	3.50	4.60 (+24%)	-428.5
1930	SLS	NNL	16	4	26	20	14	0	1	174.1	184	86	56	82	4.44	4.80 (+7%)	672.5
1931	SLS	NNL	4	2	10	6	6	2	0	66.1	67	12	16	24	1.63	4.10 (+60%)	1616.3
1932	AB2	NSL	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	21.0	20	7	5	14	3.00	4.13 (+27%)	778.3
1933	ID	NN2	2	2	4	4	3	0	0	29.1	37	15	6	17	4.60	3.86 (-19%)	118.7
1939	CAG	NAL	0	2	3	2	0	0	0	6.1	13	11	3	5	15.63	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			85	45	195	130	66	7	8	1,112.2	1,187	516	386	518	4.17	—	5,951

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

Eggie Hensley — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
202	432	54	99	11	6	10	46	5	17	0	.229	.262	.352	.613	-968

Career AVG .229 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 18.7% below league average.

Career OBP .262 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 24.0% below league average.

Career SLG .352 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 11.4% below league average.

Career OPS .613 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 17.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Eggie Hensley Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1922	SLS	NNL	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1923	SLS	NNL	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1923	TT	NNL	5	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	CBN	NNL	6	17	2	5	0	1	0	3	0	1	.294	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	SLS	NNL	6	14	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1925	SLS	NNL	28	58	7	18	1	0	3	8	0	3	.310	.288 (+8%)	.349 (-2%)	.407 (+19%)	.756 (+9%)	86.7
1926	SLS	NNL	41	89	6	16	1	0	2	10	1	6	.180	.279 (-36%)	.345 (-31%)	.390 (-34%)	.735 (-32%)	-469.6
1927	SLS	NNL	6	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	SLS	NNL	24	50	8	11	2	0	1	3	0	0	.220	.280 (-22%)	.342 (-36%)	.395 (-19%)	.737 (-27%)	-229.7
1929	SLS	NNL	28	62	7	12	0	1	3	9	0	1	.194	.289 (-33%)	.353 (-42%)	.415 (-11%)	.769 (-25%)	-283.9
1930	SLS	NNL	28	71	13	20	5	3	0	6	2	4	.282	.293 (-4%)	.354 (-10%)	.429 (+2%)	.784 (-4%)	-71.6
1931	SLS	NNL	13	30	4	7	0	1	1	2	0	1	.233	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	AB2	NSL	3	6	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	ID	NN2	4	11	1	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	.455	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	CAG	NAL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			202	432	54	99	11	6	10	46	5	17	.229	—	—	—	—	-968

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

Eggie Hensley — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	13	1	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	.308

Playoff Batting by Year

Eggie Hensley — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	AVG
1930	NNC	SLS	2	7	1	3	1	1	.429
1928	NNC	SLS	2	6	0	1	0	1	.167
1925	NNC	SLS	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Eggie Hensley — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	2	6	5	0	40.0	39	15	12	18	3.38

Playoff Pitching by Year

Eggie Hensley — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1930	NNC	SLS	1	1	2	2	17.0	14	4	4	10	2.12
1928	NNC	SLS	1	1	2	2	18.0	19	8	7	7	4.00
1925	NNC	SLS	0	0	2	1	5.0	6	3	1	1	5.40

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Eggie Hensley — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	3	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	2	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Eggie Hensley — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	3	5.1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Away	2	1.0	1	0	1	0	0.00

Last 5 Games — Pitching

Eggie Hensley — Last 5 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB
1939-06-29	CAG	MEM	—	0.0	0	0	0
1939-06-05	CAG	CV9	W	5.0	0	9	0
1939-05-29	CAG	MEM	—	0.1	0	0	0
1939-05-22	CAG	KCM	—	0.0	0	0	0
1939-05-14	CAG	CV9	—	1.0	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Eggie Hensley — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	195	131	22	279	20	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Eggie Hensley — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1922	SLS	P	1	1	0	2	1	0
1923	SLS	P	6	3	0	5	1	1
1923	TT	P	5	1	1	7	1	0
1924	CBN	P	6	4	1	12	2	0
1924	SLS	P	6	3	1	11	0	0
1925	SLS	P	27	19	0	0	0	0
1926	SLS	P	40	24	4	73	2	9
1927	SLS	P	6	5	0	9	1	1
1928	SLS	P	24	16	1	36	2	0
1929	SLS	P	28	20	4	39	2	1
1930	SLS	P	26	20	6	47	6	2
1931	SLS	P	10	6	2	22	1	1
1932	AB2	P	3	3	0	4	1	0
1933	ID	P	4	4	2	8	0	0
1939	CAG	P	3	2	0	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Eggie Hensley Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	195

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Eggie Hensley: the record in brief

The season rows for Eggie Hensley begin in 1922. Club by club, the record runs the St. Louis Stars (1922 through 1931), the Toledo Tigers (1923), the Cleveland Browns (1924), the Indianapolis ABCs (1932), the Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars (1933), and the Chicago American Giants (1939). Hensley, born on February 16, 1900, in Pacific, MO, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Hensley's listed size is 5-foot-9 and 168 pounds. Hensley's death is recorded on November 4, 1971, in Kansas City, MO, USA. The bio lists the given name Logan Frank.

Hensley went 85-45 with a 4.17 ERA in 195 games, 130 of them starts. Also on Hensley's record: 518 strikeouts, 66 complete games, and 7 shutouts. Hensley's 4.17 ERA was close to the 4.23 league figure for those seasons. Hensley won 18 games in 1926, the most of any season listed. In 1929, one of the busiest seasons, Hensley posted a 3.50 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.60.

Frequently Asked Questions about Eggie Hensley

Was Eggie Hensley a pitcher?: Yes. Eggie Hensley pitched in the major leagues, recording 85 wins and 518 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Eggie Hensley hit?: Eggie Hensley hit 10 career home runs with 99 hits.
What was Eggie Hensley's career batting average?: Eggie Hensley batted .229 over his career, with 99 hits in 432 at bats.
How many RBI did Eggie Hensley have?: Eggie Hensley drove in 46 runs in his career.
What was Eggie Hensley's career ERA?: Eggie Hensley finished with a 4.17 career ERA, going 85-45 with 518 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Eggie Hensley have?: Eggie Hensley recorded 518 career strikeouts.