Charlie Heard vs. Lamar Potter — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lamar Potter
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lamar Potter 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. Lamar Potter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.23 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Lamar Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Lamar Potter

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
6.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
39.88
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.89
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
35.72
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.88
39.88

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Lamar Potter

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.78
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.91
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.99
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.37
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
1.083
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.455
2.455
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Lamar Potter

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
240
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
586.36
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
21.64
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
120
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
120
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.66
22.62
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
23.33
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA