Larry Cheney vs. Guy Hecker — Career Comparison

Larry Cheney
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Guy Hecker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Larry Cheney built a career as a starting pitcher and Guy Hecker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Cheney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.243 compared to 2.93 and 1.168 for Guy Hecker. By the career numbers, Larry Cheney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Cheney and Guy Hecker

Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.5
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.03
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.08
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
0.99
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.55
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
0.54
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.48
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.45
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.52
54.52
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.88
71.88
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.63
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
0.96
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
2.7
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
2.93
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8772
27
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2924
9
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
7.68
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2922
8.99
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
3.51
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.51
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
4.43
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1110
3.42
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.57
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.39
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.28
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.22
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7865
37.62
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12415
38.21
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.3
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.75
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1726
5.31
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7073
33.84
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11851
36.48
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.21
38.21

Fielding Stats for Larry Cheney and Guy Hecker

Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
1.09
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18129
27
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6043
9
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3309
4.93
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.11
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.32
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4266
6.35
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4053
6.04
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.36
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.771
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.529
5.529
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.29
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Cheney and Guy Hecker

Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
316
273.2
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
138.6
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
694
600
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3052
600
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
617
533.43
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2876
565.4
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
115
99.42
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
812
159.63
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
90
77.81
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
123.66
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
17
14.7
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
23
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.05
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
9.24
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.86
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.74
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
21.61
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
35.98
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
38.88
33.61
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376.32
73.98
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
149
128.82
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
212.32
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
161
139.19
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
988
194.23
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
46
39.77
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
99.08
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
42
36.31
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
54.65
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
87
75.22
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
763
150
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
38.81
33.56
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418.9
82.35
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.32
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
6.49
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
35.45
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
28.11
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
179
154.76
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
19.27
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
3.88
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.14
31.14
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
1.46
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.8
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.59
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
24.18
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.73
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.32
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
24.18
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100