Jim Henderson vs. Sandy Koufax — Career Comparison

Jim Henderson
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sandy Koufax
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Sandy Koufax built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Henderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sandy Koufax led in strikeout rate (K%+ 181 vs 129), home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 66), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 94). Jim Henderson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 67). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Sandy Koufax.

Pitching Stats for Jim Henderson and Sandy Koufax

Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
10.18
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.54
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.22
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.66
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
0.64
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.34
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.09
79.09
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.53
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.15
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.04
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
3.61
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
2.76
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6973
27
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2324.1
9
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
7.75
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
6.79
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.25
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.79
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
3.61
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.16
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
11.63
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2396
9.28
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.63
11.63
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.693
1.693
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.34
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
38.3
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9497
36.77
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.07
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.17
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
3.74
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.12
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
1.263
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
33.83
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8662
33.54
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.3
38.3
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.77
36.77

Fielding Stats for Jim Henderson and Sandy Koufax

Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
10.18
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.54
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.22
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6973
27
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2324.1
9
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.25
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.12
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
0.88
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.51
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.18
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.45
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.13
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.736
0.736
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.09
79.09
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Henderson and Sandy Koufax

Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
155
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
277.62
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858
600
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
776
542.66
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
52.45
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
44.76
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.29
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.69
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
9.33
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
62.94
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
83.22
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
18.18
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.58
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
36.36
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-16.49
-11.53
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
30.07
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
386
269.93
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.22
2.22
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
24.48
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Jim Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.99
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Jim Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0