Dave Heaverlo vs. Billy Wagner — Career Comparison

Dave Heaverlo
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Billy Wagner
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Billy Wagner a clear advantage over Dave Heaverlo across the core pitching metrics. Billy Wagner led in strikeout rate (K%+ 162 vs 96), run prevention (ERA+ 183 vs 122), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 142 vs 99). Billy Wagner was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Billy Wagner

Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
5.96
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
8.5
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.47
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.02
54.02
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
4.21
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
3.41
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.31
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2709
27
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
9
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
9.36
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.99
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.69
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.15
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.99
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.92
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.26
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
4.82
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1196
11.92
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.92
11.92
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.885
0.885
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.3
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2321
38.85
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3600
35.88
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
2.88
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
7.01
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
3.93
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.61
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.67
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.33
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.95
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.51
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
1.389
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.998
0.998
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
34.3
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3220
32.09
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.88
35.88

Fielding Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Billy Wagner

Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
5.96
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
8.5
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2709
27
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
9
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.82
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.56
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.86
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.54
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.24
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.38
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.19
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.97
95.97
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.399
0.399
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Billy Wagner

Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
356
13350
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854
24400
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
571.43
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
32.35
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
8.07
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
43.71
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.45
-12.78
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
12
342.86
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA