Butch Henry vs. Doc Leitner — Career Comparison

Butch Henry
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doc Leitner
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Butch Henry built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Leitner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Butch Henry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 5.68 and 1.692 for Doc Leitner. By the career numbers, Butch Henry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Butch Henry and Doc Leitner

Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.14
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.32
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.48
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.48
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.49
61.49
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.83
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.68
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1863
27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
9
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
9.81
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
9.55
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.88
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.83
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.16
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.68
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
5
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.74
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.66
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629
38.1
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
42.51
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.26
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.19
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
9.14
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.33
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.84
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
35.01
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
36.83
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51

Fielding Stats for Butch Henry and Doc Leitner

Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.14
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.32
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1863
27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
9
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.61
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.48
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.14
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.09
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.49
61.49
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Butch Henry and Doc Leitner

Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
504.55
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
177.78
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
600
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
514.77
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
71.59
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
64.77
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.82
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
14.58
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
14.57
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
85.23
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
88.64
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.09
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
40.91
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
71.59
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
4.99
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
2.93
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.05
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
102.27
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
111.11
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.87
5.87
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
5.4
5.4
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
64.77
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100