Jay Avrea vs. Eggie Hensley — Career Comparison

Jay Avrea
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eggie Hensley
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eggie Hensley built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Avrea as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Avrea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 4.17 and 1.414 for Eggie Hensley. By the career numbers, Jay Avrea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Avrea and Eggie Hensley

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.58
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.05
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.69
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.36
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
4.17
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3338
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112.2
9
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
9.6
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.6
9.6
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.12
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
4.19
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4181
33.82
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.28
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
609
4.93
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.83
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.7
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3660
29.6
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.367
0.367
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.82
33.82

Fielding Stats for Jay Avrea and Eggie Hensley

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.84
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.23
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2869
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956.1
9
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.21
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
2.63
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.02
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
2.83
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.18
67.18
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Avrea and Eggie Hensley

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
261.77
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
463
600
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
559.83
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
128.29
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
93.3
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.25
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.78
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.96
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.99
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.41
54.96
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
196.98
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
152.92
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
69.98
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.61
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
116.63
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.51
58.97
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.59
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.03
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.55
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.48
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.48
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100