Joe Callahan vs. Charlie Heard — Career Comparison

Joe Callahan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Callahan 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 Callahan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.4 and WHIP 1.639 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Joe Callahan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Callahan and Charlie Heard

Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.78
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
27
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.1
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
10.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.3
10.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.06
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
40.36
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.84
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
35.63
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09

Fielding Stats for Joe Callahan and Charlie Heard

Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.26
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
27
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.36
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Callahan and Charlie Heard

Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-39.17
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
360
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
204.55
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA