Larry Cheney vs. Joe Heving — Career Comparison

Larry Cheney
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Heving
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Cheney built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Heving 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 3.9 and 1.460 for Joe Heving. 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 Joe Heving

Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
1.5
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.73
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.08
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.35
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.55
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.66
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.48
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.42
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.29
61.29
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.88
71.88
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.63
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.55
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
2.7
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
3.9
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
3116
27
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038.2
9
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
7.68
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
9.84
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.55
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
3.51
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
3.29
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
4.43
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
3.72
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.57
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.28
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
37.62
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4579
39.68
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.3
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.01
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.75
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
4.84
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7073
33.84
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4175
36.18
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Larry Cheney and Joe Heving

Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.36
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.59
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.771
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Cheney and Joe Heving

Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
316
273.2
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
821.66
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
600
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
314
600
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617
533.43
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
276
527.39
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
99.42
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
47
89.81
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
77.81
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
38
72.61
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
14.7
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.05
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.61
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.2
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.88
33.61
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
11.9
22.73
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
128.82
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
56
107.01
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
139.19
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
63
120.38
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
39.77
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.95
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
36.31
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
18
34.39
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
75.22
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
78.34
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.81
33.56
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
10.62
20.3
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.91
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
35.45
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
15
28.66
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
179
154.76
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
80.25
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
3.88
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
7.48
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
26.8
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.04
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.73
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.73
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA