Joe Cade vs. Charlie Heard — Career Comparison

Joe Cade
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Cade 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. Joe Cade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 7.32 and WHIP 2.215 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Joe Cade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cade and Charlie Heard

Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.78
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.77
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.76
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.64
63.64
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.32
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.345
0.345
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
12.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.87
12.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
7.07
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.55
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.03
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.122
1.122
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
46.68
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.02
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.215
2.215
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
37.35
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.68
46.68
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09

Fielding Stats for Joe Cade and Charlie Heard

Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.72
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.82
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.31
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.99
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.86
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
1.083
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cade and Charlie Heard

Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
381.82
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
18
490.91
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.64
44.81
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
27.76
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
136.36
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
51.27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
22.62
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA