Charlie Heard vs. Leroy Sutton — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leroy Sutton
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leroy Sutton 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. Leroy Sutton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Leroy Sutton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Leroy Sutton

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.86
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.55
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.77
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.88
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.623
0.623
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
38.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.76
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
35.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Leroy Sutton

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.71
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.99
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.58
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.21
86.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
1.083
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.852
1.852
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Leroy Sutton

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
279.31
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
548.28
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
93.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.98
20.52
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
113.79
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.82
18.85
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA