Charlie Heard vs. Al Piechota — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Piechota 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. Al Piechota posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.66 and WHIP 1.774 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Al Piechota had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Al Piechota

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.73
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
42.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.02
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
6.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.774
1.774
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
36.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.53
42.53

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Al Piechota

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.26
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.36
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Al Piechota

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
27.76
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
33.94
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
22.62
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA