Matt Hensley vs. Jerry Nyman — Career Comparison

Matt Hensley
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jerry Nyman
Silent GenerationUtahThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jerry Nyman built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Hensley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jerry Nyman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.57 and WHIP 1.477 compared to 4.88 and 1.446 for Matt Hensley. By the career numbers, Jerry Nyman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Hensley and Jerry Nyman

Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.2
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
2.45
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.55
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.88
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.57
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
27
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110.1
9
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.41
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.48
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.63
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.28
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
4.65
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
9.76
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.63
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.142
1.142
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
39.04
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
39.4
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.23
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.88
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
5.06
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
35.46
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
34.59
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4

Fielding Stats for Matt Hensley and Jerry Nyman

Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.2
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
2.45
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.55
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
27
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
9
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.3
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.98
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.23
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.28
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.55
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.28
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.39
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.567
0.567
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Hensley and Jerry Nyman

Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
9600
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
518.92
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
535.14
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
10.37
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.67
-10.89
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
372.97
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
1.61
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA