Charlie Heard vs. Bud Podbielan — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Podbielan
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Podbielan 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. Bud Podbielan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.49 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Bud Podbielan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Bud Podbielan

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.41
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.07
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.35
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.59
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.31
37.31
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1923
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
9.73
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.11
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2792
39.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.49
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
5.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
35.52
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Bud Podbielan

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
7.69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.1
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
4.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.99
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
6.57
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
6.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.837
0.837
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.86
16.86
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Bud Podbielan

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
499.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
542.31
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
83.65
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
80.77
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.83
16.81
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
86.54
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
115.38
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.96
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
46.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.57
13.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
31.73
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
92.31
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.96
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA