Charlie Heard vs. Joe Saunders — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Saunders
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Saunders 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. Joe Saunders posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.37 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Joe Saunders had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Joe Saunders

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.52
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.58
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.56
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.86
50.86
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.45
97.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
4.37
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
9.94
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.95
9.95
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.16
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
2.85
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
5.14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.19
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5962
38.68
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.84
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5418
35.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Joe Saunders

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.52
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.39
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.89
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.86
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
1.083
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Joe Saunders

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
944
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
512
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
68
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
64
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.06
12.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
72
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
92
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
3.78
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
136
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
4.41
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
60
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100