Charlie Heard vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Warren Spahn 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. Warren Spahn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Warren Spahn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Warren Spahn

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
1.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
665
1.14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.67
88.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
0.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4830
8.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
0.74
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2583
4.43
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.12
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20071
34.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Warren Spahn

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.65
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.99
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
1.083
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Warren Spahn

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
228.61
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1872
546.57
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
105.99
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
77.37
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
16.64
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
27.76
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.33
39.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
136.36
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
156.79
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
135.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
41.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
22.62
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.31
36
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
27.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
487
142.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
19.85
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67