Charlie Heard vs. Jerry Stephenson — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jerry Stephenson
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jerry Stephenson 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. Jerry Stephenson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.7 and WHIP 1.745 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Jerry Stephenson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Jerry Stephenson

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.63
29.63
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.25
49.25
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
5.7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
10.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.79
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
5.48
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
6.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.95
6.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1115
42.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
6.57
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964
36.4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.322
0.322
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
42.1

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Jerry Stephenson

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
716
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.2
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.62
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.99
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.96
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.25
49.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Jerry Stephenson

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
582.61
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.07
26.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
147.83
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
22.62
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
33.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
156.52
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA