Matt Ford vs. Henry McHenry — Career Comparison

Matt Ford
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational 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 Matt Ford 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 4.33 and 1.534 for Matt Ford. By the career numbers, Henry McHenry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Ford and Henry McHenry

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.51
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.01
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.58
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.46
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.47
55.47
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.67
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.12
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3331
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1110.1
9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9.48
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1136
9.21
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.44
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.89
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.36
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
5.06
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.6
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4794
38.86
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.4
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.74
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
5
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.79
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.77
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.86
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4319
35.01
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Matt Ford and Henry McHenry

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.53
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3618
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1206
9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.54
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.65
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.56
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.43
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.04
95.04
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.37
65.37
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Ford and Henry McHenry

Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
262.57
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
553
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
538.16
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
125.86
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.88
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
16.27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.53
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
37.97
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
44.49
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.75
64.82
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
205.06
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
172.51
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
57.5
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
80.29
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
118.26
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
31.08
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.99
68.35
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.25
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
43.4
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.02
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.08
46.08
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.19
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA