Ron Davis vs. Fred Heimach — Career Comparison

Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 4.46 and 1.451 for Fred Heimach. By the career numbers, Ron Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Davis and Fred Heimach

Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.64
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.48
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
47
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.33
47.33
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
4.05
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
8.86
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.99
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
3.62
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
7.2
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.47
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
38.78
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.35
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.68
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2826
34.06
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Ron Davis and Fred Heimach

Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.47
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.42
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Davis and Fred Heimach

Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
554.95
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100