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Bill
Henry		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: October 15, 1927 in Usa, TX, ALICE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 8 7 7 7 7 7
1953 25 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1954 26 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 6 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 6
1955 27 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 6 6 6
1956 28 TAM AL $ 350,000 6 6 5 6 7 6 6 7 6 6
1957 29 TAM AL $ 1,150,000 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 6
1958 30 PIT NL $ 1,150,000 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 6
1959 31 PIT NL $ 1,150,000 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 7 6 6
1960 32 PIT NL $ 1,150,000 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,150,000 6 7 6 6 8 7 7 7 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 25 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1954 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 27 TAM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 28 TAM AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 29 TAM AL $ 1,150,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 30 PIT NL $ 1,150,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 31 PIT NL $ 1,150,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 32 PIT NL $ 1,150,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,150,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 24 CLE AL 10 17 .370 37 37 2 1 0 272.3 254 116 26 91 129 3.83 .243 .307 .393 .700 21.7
    AAA   1 1 .500 4 0 0 0 2 4.3 4 1 0 0 4 2.08 .222 .222 .222 .444  
1953 25 CLE AL 17 17 .500 44 44 7 0 0 311.3 306 141 33 108 166 4.08 .255 .317 .393 .710 17.4
1954 26 CLE AL 13 22 .371 44 44 1 0 0 304.0 335 169 37 102 181 5.00 .277 .337 .422 .759 8.8
1955 27 CLE AL 2 2 .500 4 1 0 0 0 29.0 34 15 5 8 16 4.65 .293 .336 .483 .819 1.0
  TAM AL 7 10 .412 60 8 0 0 7 98.0 103 55 16 53 56 5.05 .270 .360 .446 .806 3.6
  TOT   9 12 .429 64 9 0 0 7 127.0 137 70 21 61 72 4.96 .276 .355 .455 .809 4.6
1956 28 TAM AL 8 9 .471 86 0 0 0 7 97.0 93 48 12 29 58 4.45 .250 .308 .409 .716 7.3
1957 29 TAM AL 3 4 .429 48 3 0 0 2 74.0 92 47 9 36 47 5.72 .308 .379 .452 .830 0.1
1958 30 PIT NL 6 7 .462 59 0 0 0 3 78.7 77 41 11 29 42 4.69 .256 .318 .425 .744 5.3
1959 31 PIT NL 3 1 .750 36 0 0 0 3 39.0 56 31 9 19 31 7.15 .333 .397 .548 .944 0.0
1960 32 AAA   3 2 .600 65 0 0 0 5 58.7 46 21 3 33 46 3.22 .216 .321 .300 .622  
8 Years Sim 69 89 .437 418 137 10 1 22 1303.3 1350 663 158 475 726 4.58 .265 .329 .417 .747 65.1
2 Years AAA 4 3 .571 69 0 0 0 7 63.0 50 22 3 33 50 3.14 .216 .314 .294 .609  
Season Average 8 11 .421 52 17 1 0 2 162.9 168 82 19 59 90 4.58 .265 .329 .417 .747  
Career Highs 17 22 .750 86 44 7 1 7 311.3 335 169 37 108 181 7.15 .333 .397 .548 .944  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   922 431 104 327 473   .274 .338 .424 .762
vs LH   428 232 54 148 253   .249 .308 .404 .712
Home 35 49 .417 229 68 5 1 13 672.0 713 344 80 240 377 4.61 .270 .331 .422 .752
Away 34 40 .459 189 69 5 0 9 631.3 637 319 78 235 349 4.55 .260 .325 .413 .738
Mar/Apr 12 8 .600 52 23 2 0 1 199.6 217 101 23 71 118 4.55 .273 .333 .438 .770
May 11 14 .440 72 22 1 0 4 218.6 200 89 23 65 113 3.66 .239 .294 .367 .661
June 10 16 .385 72 23 0 0 6 223.6 221 113 26 86 117 4.55 .260 .328 .404 .732
July 9 16 .360 67 21 1 0 4 203.6 218 125 32 75 108 5.52 .268 .330 .450 .780
August 15 14 .517 84 23 4 0 2 230.3 254 103 24 74 139 4.03 .281 .336 .425 .761
Sep/Oct 12 21 .364 71 25 2 1 5 227.3 240 132 30 104 131 5.23 .269 .345 .423 .768
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 24 CLE AL 37 87 4 11 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 36 .126 .136 .149 .286 -0.8 0.0
    AAA   3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
1953 25 CLE AL 44 103 6 9 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 43 .087 .086 .107 .193 -3.1 0.0
1954 26 CLE AL 44 105 3 13 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 38 .124 .132 .124 .256 -1.6 0.0
1955 27 CLE AL 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9 0.0
  TAM AL 60 14 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .143 .143 .143 .286 0.0 0.0
  TOT   64 25 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .080 .080 .080 .160 -1.0 0.0
1956 28 TAM AL 86 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1957 29 TAM AL 48 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1 0.0
1958 30 PIT NL 59 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.4 0.0
1959 31 PIT NL 36 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
8 Years Sim 418 343 14 39 2 1 0 16 0 1 2 135 .114 .118 .125 .244 -6.7 0.0
1 Years AAA 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
162 Game Average 132 5 15 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 52 .114 .118 .125 .244 -2.6  
Career Highs 86 105 6 13 2 1 0 6 0 1 1 43 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   198 7 21 1 0 0 10 0 1 2 81 .106 .114 .111 .225 -5.9
vs LH   145 7 18 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 54 .124 .124 .145 .269 -2.4
Home 178 161 6 19 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 60 .118 .117 .130 .248 -3.6
Away 189 182 8 20 2 0 0 8 0 1 2 75 .110 .119 .121 .240 -4.8
RISP   81 0 13 1 0 0 16 0 0 0 31 .160 .157 .173 .329 0.2
Close/Late   25 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .160 .160 .160 .320 0.0
Mar/Apr 52 61 5 12 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 19 .197 .194 .230 .423 1.8
May 31 52 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25 .058 .058 .058 .115 -3.2
June 49 52 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 22 .058 .074 .058 .132 -2.9
July 47 51 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 .137 .137 .137 .275 -0.7
August 52 66 2 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 26 .121 .121 .136 .258 -1.3
Sep/Oct 54 61 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 22 .098 .113 .115 .228 -2.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 24 CLE AL P 37 37 272.3 22 56 4 6 .951 2.58    
1953 25 CLE AL P 44 44 311.3 16 66 2 3 .976 2.37    
1954 26 CLE AL P 44 44 304.0 27 59 3 7 .966 2.55    
1955 27 CLE AL P 4 1 29.0 3 4 0 0 1.000 2.17    
  TAM AL P 60 8 98.0 8 14 0 1 1.000 2.02    
  TOT   P 64 9 127.0 11 18 0 1 1.000 2.06    
1956 28 TAM AL P 86 0 97.0 6 18 0 1 1.000 2.23    
1957 29 TAM AL P 48 3 74.0 5 12 0 0 1.000 2.07    
1958 30 PIT NL P 59 0 78.7 5 9 1 0 .933 1.60    
1959 31 PIT NL P 36 0 39.0 0 9 0 0 1.000 2.08    
Career Totals   418 137 1303.3 92 247 10 18 .971 2.34    
Career Highs   86 44 311.3 27 66 4 7 1.000 2.58    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1956 28 TAM AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 2.7 2 0 0 1 1 0.00 .182 .250 .182 .432
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 2.7 2 0 0 1 1 0.00 .182 .250 .182 .432
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1952-9-3.83
 Wins
1953-9-17
 Losses
1952-3-17
1953-6-17
1954-1-22
 Saves
1955-8-7
1956-10-7
 Games Pitched
1956-4-86
 Games Started
1953-1-44
1954-1-44
Shutouts
1952-10-1
 Innings Pitched
1953-6-311.3
1954-8-304.0
 Hits Allowed
1953-8-306
1954-2-335
 Homeruns Allowed
1953-8-33
1954-3-37
 Strikeouts
1953-7-166
1954-6-181
 Walks Allowed
1953-10-108
Hits per 9IP
1952-6-8.4
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1953-10-4.8
1954-7-5.4
 WHiP
1952-5-1.27
 OAVG
1952-6-.243
1953-10-.255
 OOBP
1952-6-.307
 OOPS
1952-10-.700
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 38    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Terry Forster (957)
  2. Doug Rau (954)
  3. Frank Bertaina (951)
  4. Grant Jackson (950)
  5. Ron Guidry (950)
  6. Stan Williams (949)
  7. Rick Waits (949)
  8. Willard Nixon (949)
  9. Hank Wyse (948)
  10. Andy McGaffigan (945)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Johnny Murphy (1000)
  2. Ken Raffensberger (988)
  3. Eddie Fisher (988)
  4. Hal Reniff (987)
  5. Joe Horlen (986)
  6. Rube Melton (985)
  7. Sam Nahem (984)
  8. Bud Byerly (984)
  9. Cecil Butler (984)
  10. Tex Hughson (983)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1952
Earned first career win on 5/2/1952
Had first career hit on 5/22/1952, off Willard Nixon (CIN)
Traded from Cleveland to Tampa Bay on 5/1/1955 (Going to TAM: P Bill Henry, CF Jackie Jensen, LF Whitey Lockman. Going to CLE: P Red Embree, RF Bob Skinner, C Harry Chiti, P Bob Turley)
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
10/3/1956: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $1,150,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 10/10/1956 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 4/5/1957 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Traded from Tampa Bay to Pittsburgh on 2/13/1958 (Going to PIT: P Bill Henry. Going to TAM: P Mike Garcia)
 
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