Charlie Heard vs. Mario Soto — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mario Soto
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mario Soto 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. Mario Soto posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.215 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Mario Soto had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Mario Soto

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.54
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.52
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.48
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.08
52.08
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.42
75.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.37
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
667
3.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5191
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1730.1
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
7.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.89
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.42
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
7.54
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.19
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7147
37.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.81
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.38
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.36
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6336
32.96
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Mario Soto

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.54
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5191
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1730.1
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.06
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.55
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.13
93.13
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.003
1.003
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.76
75.76
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Mario Soto

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
301.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
527.36
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
69.65
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
54.73
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
12.94
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.93
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.8
13.73
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
87.56
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
82.59
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
31.84
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
23.88
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.73
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
1.64
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
165.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
57.71
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.99
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA