Charlie Heard vs. Mike Paxton — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Paxton
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Paxton 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. Mike Paxton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.482 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Mike Paxton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Mike Paxton

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.91
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.58
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.64
63.64
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.71
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
10.34
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.73
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.82
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
4.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047
39.51
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
5.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.64
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1857
35.84
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Mike Paxton

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.91
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.06
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.83
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.81
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Mike Paxton

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
163.64
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
600
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA