Harry Byrd vs. Henry Owens — Career Comparison

Harry Byrd
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the Year
Henry Owens
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Byrd 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. Henry Owens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 4.35 and 1.515 for Harry Byrd. By the career numbers, Henry Owens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Byrd and Henry Owens

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.03
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.33
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.17
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.5
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.59
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.36
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
4.35
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2483
27
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827.2
9
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
890
9.68
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.67
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.77
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.86
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.67
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
4.14
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.22
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.45
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3675
39.96
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
39
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
4.81
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3279
35.66
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39

Fielding Stats for Harry Byrd and Henry Owens

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
4.78
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.33
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.1
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.18
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.22
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.63
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.4
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.99
22.99
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Byrd and Henry Owens

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
385.57
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
600
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
540.21
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.6
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
82.47
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
14.48
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.72
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
105.15
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.99
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.87
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
61.86
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
8.34
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.56
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
60
123.71
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.24
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.31
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA