Charlie Heard vs. Fred Sanford — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Sanford
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Sanford 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. Fred Sanford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.45 and WHIP 1.558 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Fred Sanford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Fred Sanford

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.76
59.76
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
4.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2232
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
9.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.81
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4.73
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306
39.99
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.558
1.558
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2912
35.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.99
39.99

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Fred Sanford

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.26
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
27
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.36
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.055
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Fred Sanford

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
388.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
538.82
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
91.76
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
68.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
21.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
23.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.14
26.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
120
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
120
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
51.76
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
72.94
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.94
21.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
157.65
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.94
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0