Jack Fanning vs. Henry McHenry — Career Comparison

Jack Fanning
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Henry McHenry
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Henry McHenry built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Fanning as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Henry McHenry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 9.17 and 2.292 for Jack Fanning. By the career numbers, Henry McHenry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Fanning and Henry McHenry

Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.78
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.51
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.27
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.01
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.58
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.02
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.46
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.47
55.47
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.67
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
9.17
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.12
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3331
27
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1110.1
9
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
14.52
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1136
9.21
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.52
14.52
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.02
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.44
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.11
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.89
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.78
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
5.06
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
47.12
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4794
38.86
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.51
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.4
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
14.01
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
5
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.01
14.01
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.79
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.77
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.293
2.293
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
40.5
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4319
35.01
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.12
47.12
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Jack Fanning and Henry McHenry

Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.91
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.53
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3618
27
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1206
9
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.54
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.91
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.9
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
2.56
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
2.43
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.04
95.04
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.37
65.37
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Fanning and Henry McHenry

Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
262.57
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
553
600
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
538.16
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
125.86
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.88
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.27
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.53
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
37.97
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
18.66
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.75
64.82
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
205.06
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
172.51
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
57.5
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
80.29
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
118.26
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
18.48
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.99
68.35
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.25
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
43.4
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.02
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.08
46.08
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.19
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA