Joe Edelen vs. Eggie Hensley — Career Comparison

Joe Edelen
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eggie Hensley
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eggie Hensley built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Edelen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eggie Hensley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.414 compared to 6.75 and 1.566 for Joe Edelen. By the career numbers, Eggie Hensley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Edelen and Eggie Hensley

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.36
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.58
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.05
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.69
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.36
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.75
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
4.17
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3338
27
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112.2
9
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
11.12
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
9.6
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.6
9.6
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.45
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.18
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
3.12
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
4.19
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
39.51
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4181
33.82
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.28
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.75
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
4.93
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.83
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.7
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
36.13
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3660
29.6
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.338
0.338
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.367
0.367
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.82
33.82

Fielding Stats for Joe Edelen and Eggie Hensley

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.36
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.84
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.23
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2869
27
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956.1
9
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
2.63
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.19
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.02
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.19
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
2.83
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.18
67.18
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Edelen and Eggie Hensley

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
2314.29
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
261.77
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
463
600
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
559.83
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
128.29
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
93.3
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.25
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.78
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.96
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.99
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
44.63
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.41
54.96
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
196.98
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
152.92
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
69.98
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.61
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
116.63
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
59.04
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.51
58.97
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.59
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.03
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.55
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.48
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.48
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eggie Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100