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Bill Henry
William Rodman Henry
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 15, 1927 in Alice, TX
Schools: University of Houston (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1952
Final Game: June 16, 1969
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1952 24 BOS AL 5 4 .556 3.87 13 10 0 5 0 0 76.2 75 40 33 7 36 23 2 0 1 337 101 1.448 8.8 0.8 4.2 2.7 0.64
1953 25 BOS AL 5 5 .500 3.26 21 12 3 4 1 1 85.2 86 39 31 4 33 56 4 0 1 372 129 1.389 9.0 0.4 3.5 5.9 1.70
1954 26 BOS AL 3 7 .300 4.52 24 13 8 3 1 0 95.2 104 56 48 9 49 38 1 1 4 442 91 1.599 9.8 0.8 4.6 3.6 0.78
1955 27 BOS AL 2 4 .333 3.32 17 7 2 0 0 0 59.2 56 28 22 7 21 2 23 0 0 1 254 129 1.291 8.4 1.1 3.2 3.5 1.10
1958 30 CHC NL 5 4 .556 2.88 44 0 18 0 0 6 81.1 63 27 26 8 17 6 58 1 0 0 314 136 0.984 7.0 0.9 1.9 6.4 3.41
1959 31 CHC NL 9 8 .529 2.68 65 0 35 0 0 12 134.1 111 42 40 19 26 3 115 1 1 3 526 147 1.020 7.4 1.3 1.7 7.7 4.42
1960 32 CIN NL 1 5 .167 3.19 51 0 38 0 0 17 67.2 62 25 24 8 20 5 58 4 0 5 278 120 1.212 8.2 1.1 2.7 7.7 2.90 AS
1961 33 CIN NL 2 1 .667 2.19 47 0 32 0 0 16 53.1 50 18 13 8 15 4 53 0 0 0 224 186 1.219 8.4 1.4 2.5 8.9 3.53
1962 34 CIN NL 4 2 .667 4.58 40 0 21 0 0 11 37.1 40 21 19 5 20 5 35 1 0 0 168 88 1.607 9.6 1.2 4.8 8.4 1.75
1963 35 CIN NL 1 3 .250 4.15 47 0 33 0 0 14 52.0 55 30 24 4 11 2 45 1 0 3 216 81 1.269 9.5 0.7 1.9 7.8 4.09
1964 36 CIN NL 2 2 .500 0.87 37 0 20 0 0 6 52.0 31 9 5 2 12 4 28 3 0 1 202 417 0.827 5.4 0.3 2.1 4.8 2.33
1965 37 TOT NL 4 2 .667 3.26 38 0 13 0 0 4 47.0 43 18 17 2 9 3 40 1 0 1 191 111 1.106 8.2 0.4 1.7 7.7 4.44
1965 37 CIN NL 2 0 1.000 0.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 18 0.800 5.4 0.0 1.8 9.0 5.00
1965 37 SFG NL 2 2 .500 3.64 35 0 11 0 0 4 42.0 40 18 17 2 8 3 35 1 0 1 173 99 1.143 8.6 0.4 1.7 7.5 4.38
1966 38 SFG NL 1 1 .500 2.45 35 0 9 0 0 1 22.0 15 6 6 3 10 3 15 1 1 1 93 151 1.136 6.1 1.2 4.1 6.1 1.50
1967 39 SFG NL 2 0 1.000 2.08 28 1 12 0 0 2 21.2 16 5 5 1 9 4 23 2 0 1 94 161 1.154 6.6 0.4 3.7 9.6 2.56
1968 40 TOT NL 0 2 .000 7.48 17 1 6 0 0 0 21.2 33 21 18 2 6 2 9 3 0 3 102 39 1.800 13.7 0.8 2.5 3.7 1.50
1968 40 SFG NL 0 2 .000 5.40 7 1 2 0 0 0 5.0 4 3 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 21 55 1.400 7.2 0.0 5.4 0.0 0.00
1968 40 PIT NL 0 0 8.10 10 0 4 0 0 0 16.2 29 18 15 2 3 1 9 2 0 3 81 36 1.920 15.7 1.1 1.6 4.9 3.00
1969 41 HOU NL 0 0 0.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 20 0.800 3.6 0.0 3.6 3.6 1.00
16 Seasons 46 50 .479 3.26 527 44 252 12 2 90 913.0 842 386 331 89 296 43 621 25 3 25 3833 119 1.246 8.3 0.9 2.9 6.1 2.10
162 Game Avg. 5 6 .479 3.26 63 5 30 1 0 11 109 100 46 39 11 35 74 3 0 3 456 119 1.246 8.3 0.9 2.9 6.1 2.10
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
CIN (6 yrs) 12 13 .480 2.86 225 0 146 0 0 64 267.1 241 103 85 27 79 20 224 9 0 9 1106 132 1.197 8.1 0.9 2.7 7.5 2.84
SFG (4 yrs) 5 5 .500 3.08 105 2 34 0 0 7 90.2 75 32 31 6 30 11 73 5 1 3 381 115 1.158 7.4 0.6 3.0 7.2 2.43
BOS (4 yrs) 15 20 .429 3.80 75 42 13 12 2 1 317.2 321 163 134 27 139 2 140 7 1 7 1405 108 1.448 9.1 0.8 3.9 4.0 1.01
CHC (2 yrs) 14 12 .538 2.75 109 0 53 0 0 18 215.2 174 69 66 27 43 9 173 2 1 3 840 143 1.006 7.3 1.1 1.8 7.2 4.02
PIT (1 yr) 0 0 8.10 10 0 4 0 0 0 16.2 29 18 15 2 3 1 9 2 0 3 81 36 1.920 15.7 1.1 1.6 4.9 3.00
HOU (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 20 0.800 3.6 0.0 3.6 3.6 1.00
NL (12 yrs) 31 30 .508 2.98 452 2 239 0 0 89 595.1 521 223 197 62 157 41 481 18 2 18 2428 126 1.139 7.9 0.9 2.4 7.3 3.06
AL (4 yrs) 15 20 .429 3.80 75 42 13 12 2 1 317.2 321 163 134 27 139 2 140 7 1 7 1405 108 1.448 9.1 0.8 3.9 4.0 1.01

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1961 33 CIN NL WS L NYY 0 0 19.29 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 4 5 5 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 13 2.571 15.4 3.9 7.7 11.6 1.50
1 WS 0 0 19.29 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 4 5 5 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 13 2.571 15.4 3.9 7.7 11.6 1.50

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1952 24 BOS AL 14 33 31 2 8 2 1 0 5 0 0 2 6 .258 .303 .387 .690 85 12 2 0 0 1
1953 25 BOS AL 21 32 32 2 6 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 10 .188 .188 .281 .469 23 9 1 0 0 1
1954 26 BOS AL 25 37 34 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 .118 .189 .118 .307 -18 4 0 0 0 0 1
1955 27 BOS AL 17 20 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .105 .150 .105 .255 -33 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1958 30 CHC NL 44 19 17 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 .235 .316 .294 .610 65 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
1959 31 CHC NL 65 32 31 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .194 .194 .194 .387 4 6 0 0 1 0 0 1
1960 32 CIN NL 51 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1961 33 CIN NL 48 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1962 34 CIN NL 40 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 77 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1963 35 CIN NL 47 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 .143 .167 .310 -12 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
1964 36 CIN NL 38 6 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 180 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1965 37 TOT NL 38 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .200 .400 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1965 37 CIN NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1965 37 SFG NL 35 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .200 .400 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 38 SFG NL 35 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1967 39 SFG NL 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1968 40 TOT NL 17 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1968 40 SFG NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1968 40 PIT NL 10 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 41 HOU NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
16 Seasons 531 214 203 13 36 4 2 0 18 0 0 8 71 .177 .208 .217 .424 14 44 3 0 2 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 65 62 4 11 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 22 .177 .208 .217 .424 14 13 1 0 1
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
CIN (6 yrs) 227 30 28 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 .179 .172 .179 .351 -4 5 0 0 1 1 0
SFG (4 yrs) 105 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -30 1 0 0 0 0 0
BOS (4 yrs) 77 122 116 6 20 3 2 0 12 0 0 6 32 .172 .213 .233 .446 18 27 3 0 0 0 0
CHC (2 yrs) 109 51 48 6 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 18 .208 .240 .229 .469 27 11 0 0 1 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 10 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (12 yrs) 454 92 87 7 16 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 39 .184 .200 .195 .395 8 17 0 0 2 1 0
AL (4 yrs) 77 122 116 6 20 3 2 0 12 0 0 6 32 .172 .213 .233 .446 18 27 3 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1961 33 CIN NL WS NYY L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1952 BOS AL 24 P 13 12 5 7 0 1 1.000 0.92 .967 1.03
1953 BOS AL 25 P 21 16 4 11 1 0 .938 0.71 .956 0.88
1954 BOS AL 26 P 24 13 95.2 17 4 13 0 0 1.000 1.60 0.71 .959 2.01 0.93
1955 BOS AL 27 P 17 7 59.2 15 4 11 0 1 1.000 2.26 0.88 .953 1.99 0.83
1958 CHC NL 30 P 44 0 81.0 10 2 8 0 1 1.000 1.11 0.23 .950 1.97 0.77
1959 CHC NL 31 P 65 0 134.1 21 2 18 1 2 .952 1.34 0.31 .952 1.99 0.82
1960 CIN NL 32 P 51 0 67.2 19 5 13 1 2 .947 2.39 0.35 .963 2.09 0.87 AS
1961 CIN NL 33 P 47 0 53.1 11 4 7 0 0 1.000 1.86 0.23 .955 2.18 0.88
1962 CIN NL 34 P 40 0 37.1 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0.96 0.10 .950 2.07 0.82
1963 CIN NL 35 P 47 0 52.0 13 2 9 2 1 .846 1.90 0.23 .954 2.06 0.84
1964 CIN NL 36 P 37 0 52.0 13 6 7 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.35 .954 2.15 0.84
1965 TOT NL 37 P 38 0 47.0 8 4 4 0 0 1.000 1.53 0.21 .950 2.09 0.81
1965 CIN NL 37 P 3 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.16 0.80
1965 SFG NL 37 P 35 0 42.0 8 4 4 0 0 1.000 1.71 0.23 .950 2.08 0.81
1966 SFG NL 38 P 35 0 21.2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.66 0.11 .950 1.95 0.74
1967 SFG NL 39 P 28 1 22.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 0.82 0.07 .950 2.00 0.78
1968 TOT NL 40 P 17 1 21.2 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.25 0.18 .967 1.99 0.85
1968 SFG NL 40 P 7 1 5.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 5.40 0.43 .967 1.98 0.86
1968 PIT NL 40 P 10 0 16.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.00 0.85
1969 HOU NL 41 P 3 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.98 0.77
16 Seasons P 527 22 750.1 168 48 115 5 9 .970 1.96 0.31 .956 2.04 0.83
16 Seasons TOT 527 22 750.1 168 48 115 5 9 .970 1.96 0.31 .926 2.04 0.83
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1960-1
1960-2 *

Games Played s c a p y
1959 NL--65--1st
1960 NL--51--9th

Saves s c a p y
1959 NL--12--4th
1960 NL--17--3rd
1961 NL--16--3rd
1962 NL--11--7th
1963 NL--14--5th
Career--90--139th

Games Finished s c a p y
1959 NL--35--5th
1960 NL--38--4th
1961 NL--32--7th
1963 NL--33--7th
Career--252--157th

Oldest s c a p y
1965 NL--born 1927-10-15--6th
1966 NL--born 1927-10-15--2nd
1967 NL--born 1927-10-15--2nd
1968 NL--born 1927-10-15--1st
1969 NL--born 1927-10-15--2nd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 1 (830), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 17 (1168), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 10 (920), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (719), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1952 Season: Sent from Shreveport (Texas) to the Boston Red Sox in an unknown transaction.

January, 1957: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago Cubs for Frank Kellert and cash.

December 6, 1959: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Lou Jackson and Lee Walls to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Frank Thomas.

May 4, 1965: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the San Francisco Giants for Jim Duffalo.

October 14, 1966: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

March 29, 1967: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

June 27, 1968: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the San Francisco Giants.

August 19, 1968: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

May 29, 1969: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

June 28, 1969: Released by the Houston Astros.

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