Charlie Heard vs. Elmer Ponder — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elmer Ponder
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elmer Ponder 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. Elmer Ponder posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.233 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Elmer Ponder had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Elmer Ponder

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.64
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.64
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.87
60.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.48
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378.2
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
9.39
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.71
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.489
0.489
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582
37.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.43
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1501
35.68
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.6
37.6

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Elmer Ponder

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.26
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
27
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.36
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.89
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.783
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Elmer Ponder

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
316.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
567.94
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
59.54
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
50.38
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.16
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
1.76
8.05
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
68.7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
68.7
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.06
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.02
-13.85
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
204.55
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
50
229.01
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
2.62
2.62
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA