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Bill Henry

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: October 15, 1927 in Alice, TX us

Died: April 11, 2014 in Round Rock, TX

Buried: South Park Cemetery, Pearland, TX

High School: Pasadena HS (Pasadena, TX)

School: University of Houston (Houston, TX)

Debut: April 17, 1952 (Age 24-185d, 10,901st in major league history)
vs. WSH 8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: June 16, 1969 (Age 41-244d)
vs. ATL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: William Rodman Henry

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.9

ERA

3.26

527

913.0

621

WHIP

1.246

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1952	24	BOS	AL	5	4	.556	3.87	13	10	0	5	0	0	76.2	75	40	33	7	36	4	23	2	0	1	337	102	4.46	1.448	8.8	0.8	4.2	2.7	0.64
1953	25	BOS-min	AAA	7	3	.700	3.56	14	13		6	1		96.0	90	45	38	7	29		46	1	0	0				1.240	8.4	0.7	2.7	4.3	1.59	LOU AA
1953	25	BOS	AL	5	5	.500	3.26	21	12	3	4	1	1	85.2	86	39	31	4	33	3	56	4	0	1	372	128	3.19	1.389	9.0	0.4	3.5	5.9	1.70
1954	26	CHW-min	AAA	2	2	.500		8																										CHL AA
1954	26	BOS	AL	3	7	.300	4.52	24	13	8	3	1	0	95.2	104	56	48	9	49	4	38	1	1	4	442	92	4.39	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	131	4.18	1.291	8.4	1.1	3.2	3.5	1.10

1956	28	BOS-min	Opn	5	6	.455	4.71	29	14		5	1		105.0	115	60	55	12	34		50	3	0	0				1.419	9.9	1.0	2.9	4.3	1.47	SFR PCL
1957	29	CHC-min	AA	14	6	.700	3.39	30	28		11	0		210.0	201	89	79	13	68	5	104	1	0	3				1.281	8.6	0.6	2.9	4.5	1.53	MEM SOUA
1958	30	CHC-min	AAA	5	3	.625	3.60	17	2		1	0		45.0	41	19	18	3	18		30	0	0	0				1.311	8.2	0.6	3.6	6.0	1.67	POR PCL
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	138	2.99	0.984	7.0	0.9	1.9	6.4	3.41
1959	31	CHC	NL	9	8	.529	2.68	65	0	36	0	0	12	134.1	111	42	40	19	26	3	115	1	1	3	526	146	3.27	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	3.41	1.212	8.2	1.1	2.7	7.7	2.90	AS,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	185	3.38	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	89	4.17	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	2.44	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	420	2.89	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	113	2.01	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		1.12	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	100	2.11	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	154	4.46	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	164	2.54	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	41	4.00	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	61	4.79	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	37	3.77	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		2.91	0.800	3.6	0.0	3.6	3.6	1.00
16 Yrs				46	50	.479	3.26	527	44	253	12	2	90	913.0	842	386	331	89	296	54	621	25	3	25	3833	120	3.46	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	6	74	3	0	3	456	120	3.46	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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	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	3.18	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	117	2.93	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	13	140	7	1	7	1405	109	4.05	1.448	9.1	0.8	3.9	4.0	1.01
CHC (2 yrs)				14	12	.538	2.75	109	0	54	0	0	18	215.2	174	69	66	27	43	9	173	2	1	3	840	143	3.17	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	37	3.77	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		2.91	0.800	3.6	0.0	3.6	3.6	1.00

NL (12 yrs)				31	30	.508	2.98	452	2	240	0	0	89	595.1	521	223	197	62	157	41	481	18	2	18	2428	127	3.15	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	13	140	7	1	7	1405	109	4.05	1.448	9.1	0.8	3.9	4.0	1.01

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