Mort Cooper vs. Charlie Heard — Career Comparison

Mort Cooper
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mort Cooper 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. Mort Cooper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.215 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Mort Cooper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mort Cooper and Charlie Heard

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.37
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.05
63.05
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.02
81.02
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.97
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5522
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840.2
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1666
8.15
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.42
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.79
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.46
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7648
37.4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.44
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7049
34.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09

Fielding Stats for Mort Cooper and Charlie Heard

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.26
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
27
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.36
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.085
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mort Cooper and Charlie Heard

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
247.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
544.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
105.69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
87.38
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
13.31
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.99
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
18.31
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.63
28.82
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
27.76
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
133.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
125.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.61
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
56.59
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
93.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.29
26.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
22.62
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
98.2
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
6.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.78
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.65
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA