Jack Chesbro vs. Charlie Heard — Career Comparison

Jack Chesbro
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Chesbro 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. Jack Chesbro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.68 and WHIP 1.152 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Jack Chesbro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Chesbro and Charlie Heard

Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.62
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.41
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.69
84.69
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
0.81
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.68
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8690
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896.2
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2647
8.22
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
2.14
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
3.93
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.19
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11632
36.14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
3.75
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10829
33.65
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09

Fielding Stats for Jack Chesbro and Charlie Heard

Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.26
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8703
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2901
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.32
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.59
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
3.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.99
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
2.91
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
1.083
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Chesbro and Charlie Heard

Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
204.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1151
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1103
574.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
113.12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
84.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
19.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.78
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.83
34.32
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
27.76
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
153.78
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
136.36
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
127.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
44.31
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
42.75
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
84.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.82
32.75
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
22.62
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
13.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
140.23
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
4.28
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA