Jim Bagby vs. Charlie Heard — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Heard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Bagby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Jim Bagby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby and Charlie Heard

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.56
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
1.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.43
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.07
59.07
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.82
65.82
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
3.11
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5465
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821.2
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1884
9.31
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.26
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
2.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.498
0.498
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7533
37.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
3.8
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7042
34.79
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby and Charlie Heard

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.26
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
27
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.36
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.665
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby and Charlie Heard

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
269.34
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
546.96
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
119.34
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.97
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.64
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.64
43.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
27.76
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
163.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
136.36
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
147.51
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
57.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
49.72
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
46.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
22.62
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
26.52
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
75.41
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.86
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA