Butch Henry vs. Doc Oberlander — Career Comparison

Butch Henry
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doc Oberlander
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BluesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Butch Henry built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Oberlander 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 5.26 and 1.753 for Doc Oberlander. 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 Oberlander

Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.14
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.32
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.48
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.48
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.49
61.49
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.05
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.83
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.26
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1863
27
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
9
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
9.81
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9.47
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.88
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.16
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.31
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
5
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
8.06
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.75
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629
38.1
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
43.13
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.26
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.19
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
11.57
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.33
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.84
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.753
1.753
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
35.01
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
36.47
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.13
43.13

Fielding Stats for Butch Henry and Doc Oberlander

Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.14
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.32
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1863
27
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
9
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.61
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.48
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.14
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.73
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.09
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.49
61.49
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Butch Henry and Doc Oberlander

Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
504.55
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
600
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
514.77
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
71.59
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
64.77
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.41
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.28
14.58
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
43.99
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
85.23
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
88.64
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.09
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
40.91
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
71.59
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
300
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
4.99
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
40
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.05
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
30
102.27
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
5.87
5.87
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
64.77
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Doc Oberlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Oberlander
Career
Per 600 PA