Clay Hensley vs. Hank Johnson — Career Comparison

Clay Hensley
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hank Johnson
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hank Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Hensley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clay Hensley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.414 compared to 4.75 and 1.570 for Hank Johnson. By the career numbers, Clay Hensley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Hensley and Hank Johnson

Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.72
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
2.1
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.85
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.98
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.47
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.16
45.16
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.08
18.08
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.59
46.59
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.38
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
4
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
4.75
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1551
27
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3199
27
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
9
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1066.1
9
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
8.2
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
9.34
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.68
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.75
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.16
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
4.79
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
6.46
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
4.79
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.064
1.064
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.23
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.28
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.27
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2225
38.73
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4889
41.26
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.68
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.39
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
5.61
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.99
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1933
33.65
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4290
36.21
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26

Fielding Stats for Clay Hensley and Hank Johnson

Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.72
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.85
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1551
27
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
9
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.57
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.38
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.04
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.95
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.82
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.413
0.413
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.855
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.08
18.08
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Hensley and Hank Johnson

Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
1621.78
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
259
374.46
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
101
600
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
600
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
87
516.83
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
543.61
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
47.52
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.11
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
35.64
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
83.86
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.88
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.13
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.23
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.89
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.88
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.25
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
9.09
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.97
43.33
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
59.41
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
163.37
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
71.29
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
146.02
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.88
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
69.4
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.76
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
46.27
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
35.64
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
112.77
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-10.28
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.9
46.12
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.76
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
28.92
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
273.27
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
70.84
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
8.47
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
59.41
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
27.47
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA