Claude Hendrix vs. Jim Pearce — Career Comparison

Claude Hendrix
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Pearce
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Hendrix built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Pearce as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Claude Hendrix posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.189 compared to 5.78 and 1.751 for Jim Pearce. By the career numbers, Claude Hendrix had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Hendrix and Jim Pearce

Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.37
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.15
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
0.98
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.55
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.44
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.38
55.38
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.39
71.39
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.33
23.33
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.7
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.1
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
2.65
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.78
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7114
27
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2371.1
9
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2123
8.06
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
10.19
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.19
10.19
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.65
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.57
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
4.14
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.31
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.754
0.754
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.876
0.876
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.19
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9651
36.63
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
41.18
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.31
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.45
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
6.93
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.751
1.751
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8905
33.8
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
35.4
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.63
36.63
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18

Fielding Stats for Claude Hendrix and Jim Pearce

Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
18.84
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
27
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.1
9
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.51
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
10.67
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
14.44
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
13.19
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.213
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.67
6.67
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Hendrix and Jim Pearce

Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
255.15
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
900
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
990
600
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922
558.79
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
134.55
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
92.12
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.64
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.3
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.48
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
42.42
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.04
58.21
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
5.63
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
204.24
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
160.61
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
71.52
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
58.79
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
121.82
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102.55
62.15
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-17.73
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.42
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.64
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
101.82
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.89
5.89
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
15.15
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.45
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.45
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA