Charlie Heard vs. Ray Starr — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Starr
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ray Starr 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. Ray Starr posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Ray Starr had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Ray Starr

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.78
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.48
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.39
51.39
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.77
63.77
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2097
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
8.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.59
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.43
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2974
38.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
3.89
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2682
34.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Ray Starr

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.26
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
27
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.36
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.268
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Ray Starr

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
331.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
508.8
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
62.4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.6
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.95
11.89
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
72
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
93.6
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
57.6
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.75
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
194.4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
3.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
60
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA