Clarence Currie vs. Brad Hennessey — Career Comparison

Clarence Currie
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Hennessey
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brad Hennessey built a career as a starting pitcher and Clarence Currie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clarence Currie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.363 compared to 4.69 and 1.508 for Brad Hennessey. By the career numbers, Clarence Currie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clarence Currie and Brad Hennessey

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.28
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.69
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.92
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.1
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.42
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.56
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.57
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.7
71.7
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.73
29.73
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.75
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.39
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
4.69
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1082
27
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
360.2
9
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
9.33
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
9.73
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.1
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.93
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
3.67
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.69
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
4.79
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.45
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1567
37.98
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
39.8
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.17
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
5.07
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
5.02
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.47
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.9
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.489
1.489
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1425
34.54
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1404
35.04
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Clarence Currie and Brad Hennessey

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.29
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.69
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.1
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1082
27
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
9
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
360.2
9
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.35
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.15
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
4.05
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
2.02
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.76
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
2
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.81
92.81
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.925
2.925
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.73
29.73
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clarence Currie and Brad Hennessey

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
55
235.71
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
934.02
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
97
600
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
552.86
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
88
544.33
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
20
85.71
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
123.71
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
72.86
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
92.78
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.56
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.37
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.86
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.93
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
21.95
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
44.84
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
24
102.86
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
179.38
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
115.71
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
129.9
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.11
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
38.57
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
49.48
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
74.23
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
16.18
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
46.09
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.19
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
42
180
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
167.01
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
43.3
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100