Don Heffner vs. Tim McCarver — Career Comparison

Don Heffner
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Tim McCarver
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Tim McCarver comes out clearly ahead of Don Heffner across most offensive categories. Tim McCarver led in contact rate (K%+ 209 vs 105), home run production (HR/PA+ 89 vs 15), and slugging (SLG+ 106 vs 72). Tim McCarver was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Don Heffner and Tim McCarver

Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
743
156.64
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1909
184.56
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
2846
600
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6206
600
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
2526
532.54
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5529
534.55
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
610
128.6
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1501
145.12
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
486
102.46
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
106.83
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
99
20.87
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
23.4
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.01
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.51
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
9.38
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
124
26.14
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
38.29
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
249.01
52.5
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
749.45
72.46
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
765
161.28
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2148
207.67
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
889
187.42
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2079
201
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
275
57.98
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
57.04
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
248
52.28
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
645
62.36
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
517
109
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1138
110.02
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
279.03
58.83
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
781.93
75.6
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.9
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.9
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
56.92
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
52.98
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
11.5
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
45.96
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
422
40.8
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
13.06
13.06
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.71
14.71
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
1.24
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
8.64
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.38
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.19
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
6.32
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
99
9.57
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.79
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.9
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.48
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
4.74
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
44
9.28
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
10.63
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.45
55.45

Fielding Stats for Don Heffner and Tim McCarver

Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1511
1.1
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1393
1.01
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37252
27
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12417.1
9
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1618
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8893
6.45
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1966
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
0.45
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.07
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3695
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9621
6.97
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3584
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9518
6.9
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.098
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.299
6.299
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.19
92.19
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.09
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.1
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.15
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
0.46
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
0.24