Player
Willie Foster HOF 1996
Player Info
- Full Name
- William Hendrick
- Born
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June 12, 1904
Calvert, TX, USA - Died
- September 16, 1978
- Size
- 6'0" / 190 lbs
- B/T
- B / L
- Final Game
- April 10, 1938
Teams
- Chicago American Giants 1923-1937
- Memphis Red Sox 1923-1924
- Birmingham Black Barons 1925-1925
- Homestead Grays 1931-1931
- Kansas City Monarchs 1931-1931
- Pittsburgh Crawfords 1936-1936
Career Batting
290
G
.202
AVG
129
H
4
HR
53
RBI
.499
OPS
39
OPS vs Lg
22% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
125-60
W-L
2.66
ERA
262
G
1,062
SO
14
SV
1.15
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Chicago American Giants | 4 | 5 | 3.90 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 80.2 | 46 | 30 |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 4 | 3 | 4.50 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 46.0 | 21 | 18 |
| 1935 | Chicago American Giants | 5 | 4 | 2.84 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 82.0 | 31 | 32 |
| 1934 | Chicago American Giants | 3 | 2 | 3.51 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 56.1 | 17 | 22 |
| 1933 | Chicago American Giants | 6 | 4 | 2.47 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 83.2 | 61 | 18 |
| 1932 | Chicago American Giants | 8 | 5 | 2.40 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 116.0 | 76 | 24 |
| 1931 | Homestead Grays | 9 | 2 | 2.34 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 96.0 | 76 | 29 |
| 1931 | Kansas City Monarchs | 1 | 0 | 1.29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 12 | 5 |
| 1930 | Chicago American Giants | 11 | 8 | 2.89 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 159.0 | 132 | 55 |
| 1929 | Chicago American Giants | 9 | 7 | 3.52 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 145.1 | 87 | 50 |
| 1928 | Chicago American Giants | 13 | 8 | 2.95 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 195.0 | 119 | 61 |
| 1927 | Chicago American Giants | 20 | 5 | 2.25 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 207.1 | 121 | 61 |
| 1926 | Chicago American Giants | 13 | 4 | 1.80 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 174.1 | 111 | 56 |
| 1925 | Birmingham Black Barons | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 1925 | Chicago American Giants | 5 | 0 | 1.83 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 69.0 | 45 | 18 |
| 1924 | Memphis Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 14 | 3 |
| 1924 | Chicago American Giants | 6 | 1 | 2.50 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 57.1 | 39 | 21 |
| 1923 | Memphis Red Sox | 6 | 2 | 1.74 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 62.0 | 46 | 12 |
| 1923 | Chicago American Giants | 0 | 0 | 5.63 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 4 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NAL | 80.7 | 5.13 | 3.35 | 1.326 | ✓ |
| 1936 | NN2 | 46.0 | 4.11 | 3.52 | 1.370 | |
| 1935 | NN2 | 82.3 | 3.39 | 3.50 | 1.275 | ✓ |
| 1934 | NN2 | 56.3 | 2.72 | 3.51 | 1.314 | ✓ |
| 1933 | NN2 | 83.7 | 6.56 | 1.94 | 0.968 | ✓ |
| 1932 | NSL | 116.3 | 5.88 | 1.86 | 1.083 | ✓ |
| 1931 | IND | 103.0 | 7.69 | 2.97 | 1.097 | ✓ |
| 1930 | NNL | 159.0 | 7.47 | 3.11 | 1.264 | ✓ |
| 1929 | NNL | 145.7 | 5.38 | 3.09 | 1.236 | ✓ |
| 1928 | NNL | 195.0 | 5.49 | 2.82 | 1.256 | ✓ |
| 1927 | NNL | 207.7 | 5.24 | 2.64 | 1.151 | ✓ |
| 1926 | NNL | 174.7 | 5.72 | 2.89 | 0.979 | ✓ |
| 1925 | NNL | 78.0 | 5.65 | 2.42 | 1.000 | |
| 1924 | NNL | 66.7 | 7.16 | 3.24 | 1.065 | |
| 1923 | IND | 70.0 | 6.43 | 2.06 | 0.929 | ✓ |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Chicago American Giants | 17 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .100 |
| 1935 | Chicago American Giants | 12 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .194 |
| 1934 | Chicago American Giants | 13 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .219 |
| 1933 | Chicago American Giants | 14 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .281 |
| 1932 | Chicago American Giants | 17 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .167 |
| 1931 | Homestead Grays | 13 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1931 | Kansas City Monarchs | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1930 | Chicago American Giants | 33 | 71 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .239 |
| 1929 | Chicago American Giants | 30 | 55 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .182 |
| 1928 | Chicago American Giants | 29 | 77 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .221 |
| 1927 | Chicago American Giants | 39 | 82 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .232 |
| 1926 | Chicago American Giants | 27 | 60 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .250 |
| 1925 | Birmingham Black Barons | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| 1925 | Chicago American Giants | 11 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .217 |
| 1924 | Memphis Red Sox | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1924 | Chicago American Giants | 12 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .158 |
| 1923 | Memphis Red Sox | 9 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .190 |
| 1923 | Chicago American Giants | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NAL | 35 | .040 | .227 | 17.1 | 8.6 | 72 | 0.0 | |
| 1936 | NN2 | 21 | .150 | — | 0.0 | — | -11 | 2.1 | |
| 1935 | NN2 | 34 | .000 | .194 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 20 | 0.0 | |
| 1934 | NN2 | 33 | .000 | .219 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27 | 0.0 | |
| 1933 | NN2 | 35 | .219 | — | 5.7 | — | 128 | 3.1 | |
| 1932 | NSL | 46 | .119 | .146 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39 | 3.8 | |
| 1931 | IND | 45 | .000 | .026 | 2.2 | 4.4 | -79 | 0.0 | |
| 1930 | NNL | 80 | .042 | .239 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 56 | 0.0 | |
| 1929 | NNL | 61 | .018 | .185 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 19 | 0.0 | |
| 1928 | NNL | 86 | .039 | .233 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 43 | 0.0 | |
| 1927 | NNL | 88 | .037 | — | 3.4 | — | 45 | 0.0 | |
| 1926 | NNL | 67 | .083 | .246 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 66 | 2.0 | |
| 1925 | NNL | 31 | .160 | — | 6.5 | — | 91 | 0.0 | |
| 1924 | NNL | 24 | .000 | .136 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -23 | 0.0 | |
| 1923 | IND | 29 | .000 | — | 6.9 | — | 58 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 262 | 51 | 469 | 28 | 9 | .949 |
| OF | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1B | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .950 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Chicago American Giants | P | 16 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 0 | .938 |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | P | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
| 1935 | Chicago American Giants | P | 11 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 1 | .875 |
| 1934 | Chicago American Giants | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1934 | Chicago American Giants | P | 11 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .926 |
| 1933 | Chicago American Giants | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1933 | Chicago American Giants | P | 13 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | .917 |
| 1932 | Chicago American Giants | P | 17 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 0 | .955 |
| 1931 | Homestead Grays | P | 12 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .929 |
| 1931 | Kansas City Monarchs | P | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1930 | Chicago American Giants | 1B | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1930 | Chicago American Giants | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1930 | Chicago American Giants | P | 26 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 2 | .984 |
| 1929 | Chicago American Giants | 1B | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 |
| 1929 | Chicago American Giants | OF | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1929 | Chicago American Giants | P | 25 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 1 | .977 |
| 1928 | Chicago American Giants | P | 27 | 5 | 61 | 3 | 1 | .957 |
| 1927 | Chicago American Giants | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1927 | Chicago American Giants | P | 31 | 4 | 73 | 6 | 2 | .928 |
| 1926 | Chicago American Giants | P | 27 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 1 | .982 |
| 1925 | Birmingham Black Barons | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1925 | Chicago American Giants | P | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1924 | Chicago American Giants | P | 12 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1924 | Memphis Red Sox | P | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1923 | Chicago American Giants | P | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
| 1923 | Memphis Red Sox | P | 9 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Postseason Pitching
| Year | Round | Team | G | W-L | SV | IP | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 25 | 12-7 | 1 | 170.1 | 116 | 2.54 | ||
| 1937 | ALC | Chicago American Giants | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1.42 |
| 1934 | NLC | Chicago American Giants | 3 | 1-1 | 0 | 18.0 | 20 | 1.50 |
| 1932 | NSC | Chicago American Giants | 2 | 2-0 | 0 | 18.0 | 20 | 1.50 |
| 1928 | NNC | Chicago American Giants | 4 | 2-2 | 0 | 35.0 | 20 | 4.89 |
| 1927 | NNC | Chicago American Giants | 3 | 2-0 | 0 | 18.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 1927 | NWS | Chicago American Giants | 4 | 2-2 | 0 | 24.0 | 13 | 3.00 |
| 1926 | NNC | Chicago American Giants | 4 | 1-2 | 1 | 22.2 | 10 | 2.38 |
| 1926 | NWS | Chicago American Giants | 4 | 2-0 | 0 | 28.0 | 19 | 1.27 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 26 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .175 | ||
| 1937 | ALC | Chicago American Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1934 | NLC | Chicago American Giants | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1932 | NSC | Chicago American Giants | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .571 |
| 1928 | NNC | Chicago American Giants | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| 1927 | NNC | Chicago American Giants | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1927 | NWS | Chicago American Giants | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1926 | NNC | Chicago American Giants | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1926 | NWS | Chicago American Giants | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Managerial record: 34-23 (.596)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 57 | 34 | 23 | .596 | 4 | Player-Mgr |