Drew Anderson vs. Fred Heimach — Career Comparison

Drew Anderson
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Drew Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Heimach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.46 and WHIP 1.451 compared to 6.5 and 1.624 for Drew Anderson. By the career numbers, Fred Heimach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Drew Anderson and Fred Heimach

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.86
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.48
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.33
47.33
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.5
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
4.46
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.76
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1510
10.55
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.76
10.76
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.55
10.55
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.81
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.45
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.09
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
41.41
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5674
39.63
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.22
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.7
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
5.27
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
37.15
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5287
36.92
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Drew Anderson and Fred Heimach

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.86
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.1
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.62
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.42
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.368
0.368
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.53
10.53
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Drew Anderson and Fred Heimach

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
2280
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
554.95
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-46.82
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
16.38
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100