Claude Hendrix vs. Tony Pierce — Career Comparison

Claude Hendrix
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tony Pierce
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Hendrix built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Pierce 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 3.25 and 1.274 for Tony Pierce. 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 Tony Pierce

Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.37
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
4.56
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
0.98
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.55
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.44
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.41
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.38
55.38
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.39
71.39
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.7
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.1
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
2.65
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.25
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7114
27
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
27
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2371.1
9
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.1
9
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2123
8.06
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
8.15
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.65
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
2.76
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
4.14
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
5.32
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.754
0.754
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.19
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9651
36.63
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
37.7
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.31
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.73
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.45
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.01
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8905
33.8
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
34.53
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.63
36.63
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.7
37.7

Fielding Stats for Claude Hendrix and Tony Pierce

Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
4.57
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
27
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.69
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.87
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.87
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.213
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.409
0.409
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.64
13.64
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Hendrix and Tony Pierce

Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
255.15
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
1414.29
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
990
600
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922
558.79
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
26
557.14
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
134.55
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
92.12
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.64
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.3
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.48
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
42.42
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.04
58.21
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
204.24
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
160.61
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
71.52
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
58.79
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
121.82
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102.55
62.15
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.67
-57.12
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.42
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.64
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
101.82
Tony Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
257.14
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.89
5.89
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
15.15
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.45
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.45
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tony Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA