Dave Heaverlo vs. Cy Young — Career Comparison

Dave Heaverlo
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cy Young
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Cy Young 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. Cy Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.130 compared to 3.41 and 1.492 for Dave Heaverlo. By the career numbers, Cy Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Cy Young

Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.96
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
1.11
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
1
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
0.63
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.39
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.86
61.86
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.96
89.96
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
0.92
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.09
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.02
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
3.41
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147
2.63
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22068
27
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7356
9
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
9.36
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7092
8.68
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.69
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.17
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.15
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
1.49
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.92
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
4.82
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2803
3.43
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.885
0.885
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.547
0.547
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.19
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.2
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2321
38.85
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29579
36.19
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.88
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
3.93
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3167
3.87
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.67
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.95
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
1.389
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
34.3
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28201
34.5
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.19
36.19

Fielding Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Cy Young

Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.96
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
1.13
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.29
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21744
27
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
9
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.82
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
0.31
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.56
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
2.5
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.18
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
2.54
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
3
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
2.38
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2266
2.81
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.87
93.87
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.399
0.399
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.487
2.487
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.47
25.47
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.05
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Cy Young

Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
13350
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
918
177.62
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3101
600
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2960
572.72
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
623
120.54
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
93.45
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
16.83
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.77
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.48
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
27.09
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
32.35
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204.03
39.48
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834
161.37
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
138.15
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
62.88
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
56.11
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
115.51
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
43.71
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212.45
41.11
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.93
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
15.67
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
150
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
73.72
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.14
8.14
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
9.67
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.61
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.61
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100