Tom Henke
[edit] Biography
Born on December 21, 1957 in Kansas City, Missouri, Tom Henke (Thomas Anthony Henke) played for the Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 14 year career. Henke broke into the bigs on September 10, 1982 with the Texas Rangers, and put up a 3.35 ERA in 91.1 innings pitched in 1986, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Tom Henke's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1993, when he posted a 2.91 ERA, notched 40 saves and struck out 79 batters. However, others believe that it was 1989, when he posted a 1.92 ERA, notched 20 saves and struck out 116 batters. Another season that some believe was Tom Henke's best was 1987, when he posted a 2.49 ERA, notched 34 saves and struck out 128 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.15
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.2
| 14
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1983
| TEX
| A
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3.38
| 17
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 16
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6.35
| 25
| 21
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 28.1
| 36
| 0
| 20
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 28
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 2.03
| 42
| 12
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 40
| 29
| 4
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| 63
| 0
| 9
| 5
| 3.35
| 118
| 39
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 91.1
| 63
| 6
| 32
| 4
| 3
| 1
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2.49
| 128
| 27
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 94
| 62
| 10
| 25
| 3
| 5
| 0
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 52
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 2.91
| 66
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 68
| 60
| 6
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| 64
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 1.92
| 116
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 89
| 66
| 5
| 25
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| 61
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2.17
| 75
| 18
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 74.2
| 58
| 8
| 19
| 2
| 6
| 1
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2.32
| 53
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 50.1
| 33
| 4
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| 57
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 2.26
| 46
| 19
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 55.2
| 40
| 5
| 22
| 2
| 4
| 0
|
| 1993
| TEX
| A
| 66
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 2.91
| 79
| 25
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 74.1
| 55
| 7
| 27
| 3
| 3
| 1
|
| 1994
| TEX
| A
| 37
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 3.79
| 39
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 38
| 33
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1995
| STL
| N
| 52
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1.82
| 48
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 54.1
| 42
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 52
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1.82
| 48
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 54.1
| 42
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 590
| 0
| 40
| 41
| 2.73
| 813
| 241
| 223
| 0
| 0
| 275
| 735.1
| 565
| 62
| 237
| 29
| 29
| 9
|
| Total
|
|
| 642
| 0
| 41
| 42
| 2.67
| 861
| 252
| 234
| 0
| 0
| 311
| 789.2
| 607
| 64
| 255
| 29
| 30
| 9
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 15.2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| TEX
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .750
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| P
| 25
| 0
| 28.1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| P
| 28
| 0
| 40
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| P
| 63
| 0
| 91.1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| P
| 72
| 0
| 94
| 9
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| P
| 52
| 0
| 68
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| P
| 64
| 0
| 89
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 3
| 0
| .929
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| P
| 61
| 0
| 74.2
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| P
| 49
| 0
| 50.1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| P
| 57
| 0
| 55.2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| TEX
| A
| P
| 66
| 0
| 74.1
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| TEX
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 38
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| STL
| N
| P
| 52
| 0
| 54.1
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 642
| 0
| 789.2
| 43
| 67
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 56
| 18
| 3
| .982
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| TEX
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| TEX
| A
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| TEX
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| STL
| N
| 52
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 52
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 590
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 642
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Seattle Mariners in the 20th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1979).
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (24th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (January 11, 1980).
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 3, 1980).
- Selected by Toronto Blue Jays from Texas Rangers in the player compensation pool draft (January 24, 1985).
- Granted free agency (October 24, 1992).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (December 15, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1994).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (December 12, 1994).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1995).
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