Charlie Heard vs. Willard Schmidt — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willard Schmidt
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willard Schmidt 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. Willard Schmidt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Willard Schmidt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Willard Schmidt

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.48
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.35
28.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.93
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1759
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586.1
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
8.64
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
4.27
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.48
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
4.96
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2534
38.9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.77
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
4.31
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
34.46
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Willard Schmidt

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.84
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.06
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.99
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.83
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.73
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.77
25.77
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Willard Schmidt

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
676.74
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
533.72
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
87.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
80.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.98
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.35
18.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
94.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
115.12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.88
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
59.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.32
15.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
181.4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA