Charlie Heard vs. Brian Powell — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brian Powell
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brian Powell 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. Brian Powell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.94 and WHIP 1.580 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Brian Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Brian Powell

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.39
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.74
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
28
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.63
57.63
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
5.94
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219.2
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.28
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.28
10.28
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.84
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.69
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.92
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
982
40.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
6.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.552
1.552
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
35.73
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Brian Powell

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.39
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219.2
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.82
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.74
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.64
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.56
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.644
0.644
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.63
57.63
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Brian Powell

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
1539.13
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
21
547.83
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
20.08
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
8.59
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
204.55
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Powell
Career
Per 600 PA