Clay Hensley vs. Jake Thompson — Career Comparison

Clay Hensley
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Thompson
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Thompson 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 4.87 and 1.556 for Jake Thompson. 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 Jake Thompson

Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.72
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.32
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.85
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.16
45.16
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.08
18.08
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
4
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.87
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1551
27
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
9
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
8.2
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9.05
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.68
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.55
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.16
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.72
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
6.46
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
6.27
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.23
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2225
38.73
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
40.46
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.39
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.49
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.99
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1933
33.65
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
34.19
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.46
40.46

Fielding Stats for Clay Hensley and Jake Thompson

Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.72
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.32
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.85
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1551
27
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
9
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.57
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.38
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.04
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.55
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.95
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.55
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.08
18.08
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Hensley and Jake Thompson

Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
1621.78
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
563.64
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
600
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
516.83
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
47.52
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
35.64
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.88
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.88
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.53
9.09
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
16.93
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
59.41
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
71.29
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.88
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.76
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
35.64
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-10.28
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
3.25
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.76
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
46
273.27
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
218.18
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
59.41
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA