Jerry Casale vs. Charlie Heard — Career Comparison

Jerry Casale
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jerry Casale 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. Jerry Casale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.08 and WHIP 1.590 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Jerry Casale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Casale and Charlie Heard

Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.33
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.58
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.04
51.04
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.08
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370.1
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9.14
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.24
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.96
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
5.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
40.68
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.32
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
5.54
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.566
1.566
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
35.55
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.68
40.68
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09

Fielding Stats for Jerry Casale and Charlie Heard

Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.34
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1110
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.58
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.48
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.04
91.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.635
0.635
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.04
51.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Casale and Charlie Heard

Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
443.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
535.38
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
115.38
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
64.62
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.77
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.09
60.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
27.76
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
203.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
136.36
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
161.54
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
110.77
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.37
57.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
22.62
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
189.23
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA