Buck Becannon vs. Jehosie Heard — Career Comparison

Buck Becannon
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jehosie Heard
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jehosie Heard built a career as a starting pitcher and Buck Becannon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jehosie Heard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.489 compared to 5.93 and 1.495 for Buck Becannon. By the career numbers, Jehosie Heard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Becannon and Jehosie Heard

Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.09
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.91
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.09
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.97
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.79
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5.93
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.5
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
27
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
9
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
10.88
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
10.29
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.88
10.88
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.3
10.3
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.57
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.11
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.48
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.22
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.451
0.451
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.68
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
41.34
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
40.01
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.97
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
8.51
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.66
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.489
1.489
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
38.27
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
36.32
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.34
41.34
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.01
40.01

Fielding Stats for Buck Becannon and Jehosie Heard

Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.82
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.34
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.12
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.08
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Becannon and Jehosie Heard

Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
480
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
572.09
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
19
570
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.7
37.74
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
22.81
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
49.81
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
27.6
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.5
21.5
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA