Henry McHenry

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Henry McHenry was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 5 teams, including the Kansas City Monarchs. Across 186 career appearances, he went 71-57 with a 4.12 ERA and 624 strikeouts. He also batted .234 with 18 home runs. Henry McHenry was a 2-time All-Star. 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 19228.4.

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

W–L 71–57
ERA 4.12
WHIP 1.34
SO 624
Pitcher PIV 19228.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 180 lb
Born
4/3/1910 in Houston, TX, USA
Died
2/9/1981 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Henry Lloyd McHenry

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Henry McHenry — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
501.0 464.0 46.0 103.0 12.0 2.0 16.0 48.0 22.0 11.0 0 .222 .258 .360 .618

Pitching

Henry McHenry — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
68 57 129 87 47 6 1069.1 1045 550 176 52 259 343 1.48 1.22

Career Pitching Statistics

Henry McHenry — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
71 57 186 124 83 8 10 1110.1 1,136 508 54 356 624 4.12 19228.4

Career ERA 4.12 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Henry McHenry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1930 KCM NNL 7 7 17 12 8 2 1 104.2 121 68 34 69 5.85 4.80 (-22%) 1555.2
1931 HAR IND 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 15.1 22 15 7 6 8.80 4.10 (-115%) -256.7
1931 KCM IND 4 1 9 3 1 0 1 37.2 31 13 8 19 3.11 4.10 (+24%) 1113.8
1933 NBY IND 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 3 0 2 3 0.00 — 0.0
1935 NBY IND 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 16.0 23 11 6 17 6.19 4.35 (-42%) 213.5
1936 NBY NN2 5 2 10 6 6 0 0 70.1 79 27 28 37 3.45 4.59 (+25%) 1610.3
1937 KCM NAL 1 6 15 10 4 1 3 67.1 58 17 19 42 2.27 4.34 (+48%) 2219.0
1938 PS NN2 7 1 18 13 9 1 0 116.0 104 48 42 61 3.72 4.35 (+14%) 2217.8
1939 PS NN2 10 4 18 8 7 0 1 101.2 100 50 37 39 4.43 4.28 (-3%) -1460.4
1940 PS NN2 11 7 23 17 11 0 2 148.2 152 68 39 86 4.12 4.21 (+2%) 3377.1
1941 PS NN2 7 12 20 18 15 2 0 144.0 136 58 48 67 3.62 3.94 (+8%) 2112.1
1942 PS NN2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3.2 8 6 1 2 14.73 — 0.0
1946 PS NN2 10 6 24 15 8 1 1 140.2 141 58 48 90 3.71 3.59 (-3%) 2996.1
1947 PS NN2 1 3 7 4 3 0 1 36.2 42 23 10 23 5.65 3.97 (-42%) 775.4
1948 PS NN2 7 6 16 12 10 1 0 100.2 116 46 27 63 4.11 4.10 (avg) 2755.2
Career · 15 seasons 71 57 186 124 83 8 10 1,110.1 1,136 508 356 624 4.12 — 19,228

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

Henry McHenry — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
242 496 53 116 15 2 18 74 0 40 12 .234 .295 .381 .676 -262

Career AVG .234 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 13.8% below league average.

Career OBP .295 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 12.8% below league average.

Career SLG .381 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .676 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 6.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Henry McHenry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1930 KCM NNL 17 37 3 13 1 0 0 4 0 6 1 .351 — — — — 0.0
1931 HAR IND 3 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1931 KCM IND 9 13 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .077 — — — — 0.0
1932 NWB EWL 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 — — — — 0.0
1933 NBY IND 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1935 NBY IND 4 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1936 NBY NN2 11 31 8 11 1 0 2 7 0 1 0 .355 — — — — 0.0
1937 KCM NAL 15 27 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .222 — — — — 0.0
1938 PS NN2 23 49 4 10 1 0 1 7 0 2 0 .204 — — — — -237.3
1939 PS NN2 22 47 1 11 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 .234 — — — — 0.0
1940 PS NN2 44 82 13 25 4 0 8 23 0 17 7 .305 .267 (+14%) .335 (+28%) .387 (+67%) .722 (+49%) 741.3
1941 PS NN2 31 72 7 14 2 1 2 10 0 3 0 .194 .262 (-26%) .332 (-32%) .373 (-11%) .705 (-21%) -260.5
1942 PS NN2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
1946 PS NN2 32 61 4 7 0 0 1 7 0 3 0 .115 .256 (-55%) .328 (-53%) .358 (-54%) .687 (-53%) -505.5
1947 PS NN2 11 18 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .222 — — — — 0.0
1948 PS NN2 16 36 6 9 1 0 1 4 0 5 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 242 496 53 116 15 2 18 74 0 40 12 .234 — — — — -262

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

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

Playoff Batting by Year

Henry McHenry — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1939 NLP2 PS 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Henry McHenry — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 1 1 0 9.0 5 3 4 12 3.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Henry McHenry — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1939 NLP2 PS 0 1 1 1 0 9.0 5 3 4 12 3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Henry McHenry — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1162122059829.278
Away891841832616.174

Pitching — Home / Away

Henry McHenry — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home82478.2444731181221.37
Away68412.1432751051621.64

Last 10 Games — Batting

Henry McHenry — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1948-09-12 PH5NY6W 212100200
1948-09-06 PH5NW2L 101000000
1948-08-31 PH5HOML 000000000
1948-08-08 PH5NY6W 301000000
1948-07-26 PH5BLGL 100000000
1948-07-20 PH5NW2W 300000000
1948-07-05 PH5NY5L 000000000
1948-07-02 PH5BLGL 300000000
1948-06-10 PH5NY6W 400000000
1948-06-06 PH5BLGL 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Henry McHenry — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1948-09-12 PH5NY6 W 3.0221040
1948-09-06 PH5NW2 — 1.2344501
1948-08-31 PH5HOM L 8.0740001
1948-08-08 PH5NY6 W 9.01032030
1948-07-26 PH5BLG — 2.0330010
1948-07-20 PH5NW2 W 9.0400400
1948-07-05 PH5NY5 — 2.0030000
1948-07-02 PH5BLG L 8.01390080
1948-06-10 PH5NY6 W 9.01030100
1948-06-03 PH5NW2 L 8.0762201

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Henry McHenry — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 2 16 0 0 2
C 1 0 1 0 0 0
OF 16 8 13 1 3 0
P 186 124 42 253 14 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Henry McHenry — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1930 KCM P 17 12 3 31 2 2
1931 HAR P 3 3 0 4 0 0
1931 KCM P 9 3 2 13 1 2
1932 NWB 1B 2 2 16 0 0 2
1933 NBY P 1 0 1 0 0 0
1935 NBY P 4 2 0 3 0 0
1936 NBY P 10 6 3 11 1 1
1937 KCM P 15 10 2 19 0 1
1938 PS OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
1938 PS P 18 13 2 27 3 2
1939 PS OF 1 1 1 1 0 0
1939 PS P 18 8 1 28 0 1
1940 PS OF 7 3 5 0 0 0
1940 PS P 23 17 6 33 1 0
1941 PS C 1 0 1 0 0 0
1941 PS OF 4 2 5 0 1 0
1941 PS P 20 18 8 43 0 1
1942 PS P 1 1 0 0 0 0
1946 PS OF 2 2 2 0 2 0
1946 PS P 24 15 7 20 4 0
1947 PS P 7 4 2 7 0 0
1948 PS P 16 12 5 14 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Henry McHenry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 186
Catcher 1
First Base 2
Left Field 4
Right Field 12

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Henry McHenry: the record in brief

Henry McHenry's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1930 to 1948. The season rows list, in order, the Kansas City Monarchs (1930 through 1937), the Harlem Stars (1931), the Newark Browns (1932), the New York Black Yankees (1933 through 1936), and the Philadelphia Stars (1938 to 1948). McHenry is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-0 and 180 pounds. The bio says McHenry batted and threw right-handed. McHenry was born on April 3, 1910, in Houston, TX, USA. McHenry died on February 9, 1981, in Brooklyn, NY, USA. The bio lists the given name Henry Lloyd.

McHenry went 71-57 with a 4.12 ERA in 186 games, 124 of them starts. McHenry had 624 strikeouts, 83 complete games, 8 shutouts, and 10 saves. McHenry's 4.12 ERA was close to the 4.15 league figure for those seasons. McHenry won 11 games in 1940, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 90 in 1946.

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry McHenry

Was Henry McHenry a pitcher?
Yes. Henry McHenry pitched in the major leagues, recording 71 wins and 624 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Henry McHenry hit?
Henry McHenry hit 18 career home runs with 116 hits.
What was Henry McHenry's career batting average?
Henry McHenry batted .234 over his career, with 116 hits in 496 at bats.
How many RBI did Henry McHenry have?
Henry McHenry drove in 74 runs in his career.
What was Henry McHenry's career ERA?
Henry McHenry finished with a 4.12 career ERA, going 71-57 with 624 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Henry McHenry have?
Henry McHenry recorded 624 career strikeouts.