Joe Birmingham vs. Mike Heath — Career Comparison

Joe Birmingham
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Mike Heath
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Joe Birmingham and Mike Heath are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 94 for Joe Birmingham, 94 for Mike Heath), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 97 vs 99). The overall lean goes to Mike Heath, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Joe Birmingham and Mike Heath

Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
771
161.75
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1325
173.39
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2860
600
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4585
600
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2633
552.38
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4212
551.19
Joe Birmingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
667
139.93
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1061
138.84
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
544
114.13
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
101.42
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
89
18.67
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
22.64
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.66
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.53
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.47
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
11.25
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
123
25.8
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
37.43
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
267.23
56.06
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
59.28
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
831
174.34
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1546
202.31
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
820
172.03
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1361
178.1
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Joe Birmingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
284
59.58
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
60.46
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
265
55.59
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
61.37
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
542
113.71
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
845
110.58
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299.55
62.84
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
468.32
61.29
Joe Birmingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.03
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.88
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
129
27.06
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
36.38
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.14
Joe Birmingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
71.12
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
616
80.61
Joe Birmingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.44
8.44
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
7.44
7.44
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Joe Birmingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
15.52
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
41
5.37
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.19
Joe Birmingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
121
15.83
Joe Birmingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
22.66
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
54
7.07
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.1
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.23
Joe Birmingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
24.76
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
94
12.3
Joe Birmingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91.53
91.53
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
57.45
57.45

Fielding Stats for Joe Birmingham and Mike Heath

Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
1.63
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
1.23
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
1.01
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
0.99
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
12318
27
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29550
27
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4106
9
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9850
9
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
3.45
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
4.83
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.41
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
0.54
Joe Birmingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.18
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.11
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
4.04
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5996
5.48
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1765
3.87
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5880
5.37
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.66
95.66
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.07
98.07
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.376
2.376
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.372
4.372
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.91
61.91
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.82
80.82
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.07
Joe Birmingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.06
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Birmingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
0.52
Joe Birmingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.3