Bob Friend vs. Butch Henry — Career Comparison

Bob Friend
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Butch Henry
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Butch Henry a clear advantage over Bob Friend across the core pitching metrics. Butch Henry led in run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 84), walk avoidance (BB%+ 146 vs 113), and strikeout rate (K%+ 83 vs 62). Bob Friend held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 94). Butch Henry was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob Friend and Butch Henry

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.5
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.14
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
1.24
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.32
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.49
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.48
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.57
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.48
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.14
46.14
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.56
82.56
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.49
61.49
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.41
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
3.58
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.83
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10833
27
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1863
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3611
9
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
9
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3772
9.4
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
9.81
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.71
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.88
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
2.23
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.16
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.29
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
4.32
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
5
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.796
0.796
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.12
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.03
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15214
37.92
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2629
38.1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.14
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.26
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1652
4.12
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
4.19
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.33
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.84
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14274
35.58
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2416
35.01
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Bob Friend and Butch Henry

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.74
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.14
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
1.24
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.32
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9315
27
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1863
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3105
9
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.66
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.61
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.83
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.48
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.08
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
2.57
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
2.14
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.49
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
2.09
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.1
71.1
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.49
61.49
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.12
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Friend and Butch Henry

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
278.49
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
504.55
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1297
600
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
176
600
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1137
525.98
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
151
514.77
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
63.84
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
71.59
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
54.59
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
64.77
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.4
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.41
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.93
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.25
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.81
11.02
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
14.58
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
75.87
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
85.23
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
81.42
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
88.64
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
25.91
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.09
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
27.76
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
40.91
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
52.74
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
71.59
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.22
-3.34
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
4.99
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.58
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.05
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
375
173.48
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
102.27
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
3.46
3.46
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.87
5.87
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
55.51
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
64.77
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.93
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.48
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA