Bill Henry
William Rodman Henry
 
 
Born: October 15, 1927 in Alice, TX
85 years old
Bats: L Throws: L Ht: 6'2" Wt: 180
(legend)
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Notes:
- High School: Pasadena (Pasadena, TX)
- College/Univ: University of Houston (1947)

Comparison

Comparison
Relief Pitchers
 
All Positions
 
#
Player
 
1 Hoyt Wilhelm
1952 - 1972
RP
47.3
Pl
WW2
 
-2.7
-0.7
50.1
-0.6
2 Lindy McDaniel
1955 - 1975
RP
28.1
 
-0.5
0.2
28.7
0.3
3 Stu Miller
1952 - 1968
RP
27.0
 
-0.1
-0.3
27.3
-0.2
4 Don McMahon
1957 - 1974
RP
22.7
 
0.0
-0.1
22.7
-0.1
5 Roy Face
1953 - 1969
RP
20.9
 
-0.4
0.1
21.3
0.2
6 Dave Giusti
1962 - 1977
RP
19.1
 
2.9
0.5
16.1
0.4
7 Ron Perranoski
1961 - 1973
RP
18.4
 
-0.6
0.2
19.0
0.2
8 Bob Miller
1957 - 1974
RP
16.8
 
-1.1
0.2
17.9
0.2
9 Dick Hall
1952 - 1971
RP
16.5
 
-0.4
-0.5
16.9
-0.5
10 Al Worthington
1953 - 1969
RP
16.3
 
-0.8
-0.3
17.1
-0.2
11 Ted Abernathy
1955 - 1972
RP
16.1
MIL
 
-0.6
0.2
16.7
0.2
12 Jim Brewer
1960 - 1976
RP
16.1
 
0.3
0.4
15.7
0.4
13 Dick Radatz
1962 - 1969
RP
15.6
 
-0.4
-0.2
16.1
-0.2
14 Bill Henry
1952 - 1969
RP
15.4
 
0.3
0.2
15.1
0.2
15 Al McBean
1961 - 1970
RP
15.1
 
1.5
0.3
13.6
0.2
16 Jim Brosnan
1954 - 1963
RP
14.1
 
-0.2
-0.1
14.3
-0.1
17 Frank Linzy
1963 - 1974
RP
13.2
 
0.6
0.4
12.5
0.3
18 Marv Grissom
1946 - 1959
RP
12.6
WW2
 
-0.9
-0.2
13.5
-0.2
19 Clem Labine
1950 - 1962
RP
12.4
WW2
 
-1.9
-0.2
14.3
-0.2
20 Phil Regan
1960 - 1972
RP
11.5
 
-0.1
0.2
11.7
0.3
21 Steve Hamilton
1961 - 1972
RP
11.1
 
-0.0
-0.3
11.2
-0.2
22 John Wyatt
1961 - 1969
RP
10.2
Y
 
-0.7
-0.4
11.0
-0.3
23 Joe Hoerner
1963 - 1977
RP
10.2
 
-0.0
0.4
10.2
0.4
24 Turk Lown
1951 - 1962
RP
10.2
WW2
 
-0.1
-0.3
10.3
-0.3
25 Eddie Fisher
1959 - 1973
RP
9.9
 
-0.5
-0.4
10.4
-0.3
26 Hal Woodeshick
1956 - 1967
RP
9.7
 
-1.0
0.1
10.8
0.2
27 Ray Narleski
1954 - 1959
RP
9.4
 
-0.4
-0.0
9.9
-0.0
28 Don Elston
1953 - 1964
RP
9.4
 
-0.5
0.1
9.9
0.1
29 Terry Fox
1960 - 1966
RP
8.2
 
0.3
-0.2
7.9
-0.2
30 Tom Morgan
1951 - 1963
RP
7.6
MIL
 
0.0
-0.2
7.6
-0.2
31 Ed Roebuck
1955 - 1966
RP
7.1
 
0.4
-0.1
6.7
-0.0
32 Fred Gladding
1961 - 1973
RP
7.0
 
-0.9
-0.0
8.0
-0.0
33 George Zuverink
1951 - 1959
RP
7.0
WW2
 
-0.4
0.0
7.4
0.0
34 Larry Sherry
1958 - 1968
RP
5.8
 
0.3
-0.0
5.6
-0.0
35 Dick Hyde
1955 - 1961
RP
5.8
 
-0.4
-0.1
6.2
-0.1
36 Jack Meyer
1955 - 1961
RP
5.7
 
0.1
-0.1
5.7
-0.1
37 Tex Clevenger
1954 - 1962
RP
5.6
 
0.5
-0.1
5.2
-0.1
38 Bob Humphreys
1962 - 1970
RP
5.3
 
0.4
-0.2
4.9
-0.2
39 Dan Osinski
1962 - 1970
RP
5.3
 
0.2
-0.2
5.1
-0.2
40 Wes Stock
1959 - 1967
RP
5.3
 
-0.5
-0.3
5.8
-0.2
41 Tom Gorman
1952 - 1959
RP
5.2
WW2
 
-1.2
0.0
6.4
0.1
42 Bud Byerly
1943 - 1960
RP
5.1
 
-0.4
-0.0
5.6
-0.0
43 Ryne Duren
1954 - 1965
RP
5.1
 
-0.7
-0.1
5.9
-0.1
44 Jack Baldschun
1961 - 1970
RP
4.7
 
-0.1
0.3
4.8
0.3
45 Howie Reed
1958 - 1971
RP
4.6
 
0.1
0.1
4.5
0.1
46 Hersh Freeman
1952 - 1958
RP
4.4
 
0.0
-0.2
4.5
-0.2
47 Ron Taylor
1962 - 1972
RP
4.4
 
-0.8
0.4
5.2
0.4
48 Don Bessent
1955 - 1958
RP
4.3
 
-0.5
-0.1
4.8
-0.1
49 Ernie Johnson
1950 - 1959
RP
4.1
WW2
 
0.2
-0.2
3.9
-0.2
50 Jim Umbricht
1959 - 1963
RP
4.1
 
-0.1
0.1
4.2
0.1
 
  Bill Henry
1952 - 1969
RP
15.4
 
0.3
0.2
15.1
0.2
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