Charlie Heard vs. Drew Smyly — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Drew Smyly
MillenialArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Drew Smyly 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. Drew Smyly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.303 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Drew Smyly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Drew Smyly

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.59
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.41
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.53
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.52
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.75
50.75
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.24
54.24
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
4.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3434
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.2
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
8.7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.49
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.93
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
8.8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.46
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4851
38.14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.19
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.56
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4398
34.58
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Drew Smyly

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.59
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.41
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3434
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.2
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.32
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.02
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.36
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.34
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.518
0.518
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.24
54.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Drew Smyly

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
2982.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
573.13
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.55
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.31
-38.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
204.55
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
29
259.7
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA