Dave Heaverlo vs. Wilbur Wood — Career Comparison

Dave Heaverlo
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wilbur Wood
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Wilbur Wood 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. Dave Heaverlo led in run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 98), home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 93), and strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 83). Wilbur Wood held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 113). Role difference aside, Dave Heaverlo holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Wilbur Wood

Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.96
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
2.18
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.55
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.52
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.25
51.25
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.62
45.62
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.38
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
3.41
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.24
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8052
27
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2684
9
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
9.36
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2582
8.66
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.69
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.7
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.15
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
2.43
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.92
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.24
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
4.82
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411
4.73
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.885
0.885
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.24
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2321
38.85
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11154
37.4
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.88
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
0.66
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
3.93
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.79
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.67
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.95
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.38
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
1.389
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
34.3
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10209
34.23
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Wilbur Wood

Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.96
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
2.18
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8055
27
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2685
9
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.82
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.56
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.75
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.54
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
2.08
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.38
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
2.03
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.399
0.399
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.62
45.62
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Wilbur Wood

Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
13350
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
651
1025.2
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
600
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
507.09
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
42.52
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
39.37
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.15
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.15
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
32.35
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.43
5.39
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
45.67
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
75.59
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.32
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.47
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
37.8
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
43.71
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.85
-15.51
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
31.5
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
189
297.64
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.02
2.02
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
59.84
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.02
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100