Dave Heaverlo vs. Hal Newhouser — Career Comparison

Dave Heaverlo
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hal Newhouser
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Hal Newhouser built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Heaverlo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hal Newhouser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 3.41 and 1.492 for Dave Heaverlo. By the career numbers, Hal Newhouser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Hal Newhouser

Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.96
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.47
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.12
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.45
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.98
57.98
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.64
76.64
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.64
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
3.41
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
3.06
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8979
27
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2993
9
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
9.36
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2674
8.04
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.69
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.41
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.15
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
3.76
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.92
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
4.82
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1796
5.4
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.885
0.885
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2321
38.85
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12648
38.03
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.88
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.24
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
3.93
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1197
3.6
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.67
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.95
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
1.389
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
34.3
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11380
34.22
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Hal Newhouser

Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
5.96
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
89.63
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.82
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
24.8
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.56
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
112.22
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.04
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
2.54
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
141.06
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
2.38
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
137.02
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.399
0.399
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.35
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Hal Newhouser

Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
13350
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
492
254.48
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1160
600
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
999
516.72
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
103.97
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
90.52
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.38
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.45
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
32.35
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.45
30.75
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
120.52
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
150
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
36.72
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
41.9
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
77.59
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
43.71
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.85
34.58
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
46.03
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
150
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
77.59
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
7.73
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
37.24
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
24
12.41
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.55
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.55
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.1
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50