Walter Ball vs. Henry Owens — Career Comparison

Walter Ball
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Henry Owens
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walter Ball built a career as a starting pitcher and Henry Owens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walter Ball posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 3 and 1.407 for Henry Owens. By the career numbers, Walter Ball had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walter Ball and Henry Owens

Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.32
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.33
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.97
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.54
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.46
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.24
54.24
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.83
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.65
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1591
27
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530.1
9
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
8.91
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.67
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.07
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.67
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.21
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2211
37.52
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
3.92
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.02
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.71
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2014
34.18
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Walter Ball and Henry Owens

Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.32
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.33
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.37
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2364
27
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
9
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.57
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.68
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.38
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.25
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.71
94.71
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.698
1.698
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.59
27.59
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Ball and Henry Owens

Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
201.16
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
600
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
556.65
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
143.93
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.86
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.4
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.94
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.08
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.41
50.99
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
173.41
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
169.94
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.69
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.69
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
119.65
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.55
61.64
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.47
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.54
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.34
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA