Charlie Heard vs. Joe Slusarski — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Slusarski
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Slusarski 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 Slusarski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.18 and WHIP 1.557 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Joe Slusarski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Joe Slusarski

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.81
28.81
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305.2
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
10.07
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.32
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.68
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.975
0.975
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.44
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358
39.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.85
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
5.56
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.82
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.528
1.528
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
35.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Joe Slusarski

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305.2
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.77
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.36
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.32
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Joe Slusarski

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
7866.67
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
586.36
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.27
-18.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
204.55
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA