Nelson Cruz vs. Dutch Henry — Career Comparison

Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dutch Henry
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dutch Henry built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dutch Henry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.39 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 5.04 and 1.415 for Nelson Cruz. By the career numbers, Dutch Henry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Cruz and Dutch Henry

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
2.28
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.86
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.38
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.59
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.35
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
4.39
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1939
27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646.1
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.53
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
11.27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.27
11.27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.82
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.65
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.16
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
2.37
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.557
0.557
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1518
39.22
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
40.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.85
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
5.3
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
5.58
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1360
35.14
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2698
37.57
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.22
39.22
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Dutch Henry

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.47
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
27
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348.1
9
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.8
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.45
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.33
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.25
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.75
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.427
0.427
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.061
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Dutch Henry

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3221.05
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
164
418.72
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
551.49
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
127.66
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
104.68
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.43
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.98
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
7.9
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.27
46.66
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
153.19
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
171.06
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
53.62
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
94.47
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-12.72
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.6
52.59
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
43.4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
189.47
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.15
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
7.58
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.11
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100