Charlie Heard vs. Josh Swindell — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Josh Swindell
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Josh Swindell 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. Josh Swindell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.08 and WHIP 1.327 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Josh Swindell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Josh Swindell

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
9.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
41.02
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.56
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
38.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.02
41.02

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Josh Swindell

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.26
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
27
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.36
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Josh Swindell

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
750
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
586.36
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
27.76
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
136.36
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.66
22.62
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA