Dock Ellis vs. Butch Henry — Career Comparison

Dock Ellis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Butch Henry
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Butch Henry a clear advantage over Dock Ellis across the core pitching metrics. Butch Henry led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 146 vs 100), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 96), and strikeout rate (K%+ 83 vs 70). Dock Ellis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 94). Butch Henry was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dock Ellis and Butch Henry

Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.46
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.14
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.32
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.58
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.48
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.5
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.48
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.49
61.49
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.3
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.46
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.83
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6383
27
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1863
27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.2
9
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
9
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2067
8.74
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
9.81
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.59
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.88
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
2.85
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.16
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
4.81
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
5
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.851
0.851
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.19
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.19
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8978
37.98
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2629
38.1
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.26
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
4.05
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
4.19
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.29
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.26
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.33
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.42
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.84
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8129
34.39
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
35.01
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Dock Ellis and Butch Henry

Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.46
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.14
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.32
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6385
27
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1863
27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2128.1
9
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
9
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.73
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.61
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.21
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.48
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
2.04
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.14
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
1.95
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.09
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.49
61.49
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dock Ellis and Butch Henry

Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
415.71
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
504.55
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
600
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
176
600
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
523.93
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
151
514.77
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
69.64
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
71.59
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.36
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
19
64.77
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.41
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.82
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.53
13.42
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
14.58
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
73.93
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
85.23
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
98.57
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
26
88.64
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
10
34.09
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
24.64
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
40.91
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
69.64
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
71.59
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.92
4.2
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
4.99
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.93
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.05
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
201
215.36
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
102.27
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.87
5.87
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
47.14
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
64.77
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.21
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA