Bill Henry vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Bill Henry
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Henry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Henry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.294 compared to 3.3 and 1.214 for Luis Tiant. By the career numbers, Bill Henry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Henry and Luis Tiant

Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
5.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.92
47.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842
8.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.92
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
6.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.004
1.004
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3833
37.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
3.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.246
1.246
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3512
34.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.78
37.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Bill Henry and Luis Tiant

Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
6.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.02
97.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Henry and Luis Tiant

Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
531
1488.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
569.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
100.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
84.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.7
24.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
123.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
123.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
13
36.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.03
19.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
199.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
3.01
3.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50