Charlie Heard vs. Bret Saberhagen — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bret Saberhagen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bret Saberhagen 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. Bret Saberhagen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.154 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Bret Saberhagen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Bret Saberhagen

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
1.4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.59
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.8
58.8
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
3.34
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2452
8.61
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.77
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.65
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
6.02
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.853
0.853
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10421
36.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
3.64
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.31
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.59
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9734
34.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Bret Saberhagen

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
1.4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
0.71
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.46
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.99
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
2.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
2.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
1.083
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Bret Saberhagen

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
1065.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
502.2
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
60.79
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
50.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.96
13.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
71.37
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
95.15
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.49
3.94
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
129.52
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA