Danny Heep vs. Al Niehaus — Career Comparison

Danny Heep
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueUnknown
Al Niehaus
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Danny Heep and Al Niehaus are closely matched on the surface stats. Al Niehaus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.705 vs .695) and slugging (.379 vs .357). Danny Heep had the advantage in on-base percentage (.337 vs .326). By the career numbers, Al Niehaus had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Danny Heep and Al Niehaus

Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
883
238.43
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
68
175.86
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2222
600
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
232
600
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1961
529.52
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
545.69
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Al Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
135.82
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
150
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
100.18
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
38
98.28
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
25.92
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
46.55
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.62
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.17
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
8.1
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
35.64
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
51.72
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Al Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233.39
63.02
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25.73
66.55
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
701
189.29
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
206.9
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
732
197.66
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
74
191.38
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Al Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Al Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Al Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Al Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Al Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Al Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
56.17
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
59.48
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
61.84
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
21
54.31
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
109.9
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
113.79
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244.92
66.13
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27.44
70.96
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
2.43
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.17
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
59.41
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
14
36.21
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.75
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
242
65.35
Al Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.79
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
9.18
9.18
Al Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.47
15.47
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Al Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
0.93
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.08
Al Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.93
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.56
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
60
16.2
Al Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.24
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.59
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.78
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.34
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
7.02
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.93
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.15
46.15
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20

Fielding Stats for Danny Heep and Al Niehaus

Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
1.31
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.05
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11547
27
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3849
9
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558
3.64
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.19
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Danny Heep
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.05
Al Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1662
3.89
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1640
3.83
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.13
Danny Heep
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.918
2.918
Al Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.617
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.89
79.89
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.18
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Danny Heep
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Heep
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Heep
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Heep
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0