Charlie Heard vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Max Scherzer 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. Max Scherzer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.091 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Max Scherzer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Max Scherzer

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.14
98.14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
3.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.35
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.18
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Max Scherzer

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.65
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.36
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Max Scherzer

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
555.77
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
526.28
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
88.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
80.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.44
18.65
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
34.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
68.05
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.54
14.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
182.61
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100