Charlie Heard vs. Bill Piercy — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Piercy
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Piercy 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. Bill Piercy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Bill Piercy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Bill Piercy

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.71
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.4
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.34
60.34
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.41
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.362
0.362
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1832
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610.2
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
9.96
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.96
9.96
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
2.43
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2180
32.13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
5.34
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1869
27.55
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.372
0.372
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.13
32.13

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Bill Piercy

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.26
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
27
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.36
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.879
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Bill Piercy

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
320.74
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
528.11
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
60.83
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.65
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.87
27.28
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
124.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
116.13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
24.88
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.71
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
63.59
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
22.62
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.6
23.77
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
127.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA