Charlie Heard vs. Casey Patten — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Casey Patten
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Casey Patten 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. Casey Patten posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Casey Patten had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Casey Patten

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
1.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.46
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.56
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.3
45.3
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.15
88.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
0.9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.36
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6187
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2062.1
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2154
9.4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.43
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
3.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.32
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8622
37.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
4.71
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7991
34.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Casey Patten

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.26
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.61
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6228
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.65
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
2.46
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.99
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
771
3.34
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
3.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
93
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
1.083
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.626
2.626
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.28
51.28
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Casey Patten

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
202.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
810
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
550.37
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
69.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
62.96
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
6.67
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.78
15.39
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
80.74
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
100
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
32.59
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
25.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
56.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.69
4.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
23.7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
151.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
3.97
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
19.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100