Dick Calmus vs. Brad Hennessey — Career Comparison

Dick Calmus
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Hennessey
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brad Hennessey built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Calmus as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Calmus posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.17 and WHIP 1.117 compared to 4.69 and 1.508 for Brad Hennessey. By the career numbers, Dick Calmus had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Calmus and Brad Hennessey

Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.1
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.69
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.1
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.42
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.57
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.73
29.73
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.17
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
4.69
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
27
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360.2
9
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
6.89
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
9.73
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.1
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.98
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
3.67
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.84
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
4.79
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.869
0.869
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
35.57
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
39.8
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.68
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.17
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.35
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
5.02
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.47
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.9
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.489
1.489
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
32.59
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1404
35.04
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.57
35.57
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Dick Calmus and Brad Hennessey

Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.1
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.69
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.1
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
27
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360.2
9
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.15
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.49
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.02
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.49
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.77
98.77
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.541
0.541
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.73
29.73
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Calmus and Brad Hennessey

Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
1650
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
934.02
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
600
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
544.33
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
123.71
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
92.78
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.56
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.37
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.93
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
44.84
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
179.38
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
129.9
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
37.11
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
49.48
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
74.23
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-13.75
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
46.09
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
450
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
167.01
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
43.3
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100