Danny Heep vs. Ken Retzer — Career Comparison

Danny Heep
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueUnknown
Ken Retzer
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Danny Heep and Ken Retzer are closely matched on the surface stats. Ken Retzer posted stronger numbers in batting average (.264 vs .257) and home run production (14 career HR at a higher rate). Danny Heep had the advantage in on-base percentage (.337 vs .323). By the career numbers, Ken Retzer 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 Ken Retzer

Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
883
238.43
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
237
188.59
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2222
600
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
754
600
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1961
529.52
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
690
549.07
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
135.82
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
144.83
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
100.18
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
112.2
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
25.92
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
25
19.89
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.62
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.59
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
8.1
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.14
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
35.64
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
41
32.63
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233.39
63.02
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81.09
64.52
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
701
189.29
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
201.33
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
732
197.66
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
237
188.59
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
56.17
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
65
51.72
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
61.84
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
72
57.29
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407
109.9
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
123
97.88
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244.92
66.13
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87.46
69.6
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.43
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.39
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
59.41
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
52
41.38
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.75
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.57
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
242
65.35
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
39.79
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
9.18
9.18
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.08
15.08
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
1.04
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.08
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.98
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.56
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.18
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
60
16.2
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.14
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.24
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.98
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.78
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.02
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.98
Danny Heep
Career
Per 600 PA
46.15
46.15
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Danny Heep and Ken Retzer

Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
1.31
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.14
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.05
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
1.03
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11547
27
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4945
27
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3849
9
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1648.1
9
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1558
3.64
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
935
5.11
Danny Heep
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.19
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.53
Danny Heep
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.05
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662
3.89
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
5.73
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
3.83
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1032
5.63
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.29
98.29
Danny Heep
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.918
2.918
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.938
4.938
Danny Heep
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.89
79.89
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.43
90.43
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.18
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Danny Heep
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Danny Heep
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.26