Tom Acker vs. Fred Heimach — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Acker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 4.46 and 1.451 for Fred Heimach. By the career numbers, Tom Acker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Fred Heimach

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.12
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
34.6
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Fred Heimach

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.54
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1141
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380.1
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.63
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.61
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.03
15.03
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Fred Heimach

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
554.95
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
112.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
59.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
28.67
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
16.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100