Don Heffner vs. Jack Pierce — Career Comparison

Don Heffner
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Jack Pierce
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Don Heffner and Jack Pierce are closely matched on the surface stats. Jack Pierce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.668 vs .620) and slugging (.372 vs .303). Don Heffner had the advantage in on-base percentage (.317 vs .296). By the career numbers, Jack Pierce had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Don Heffner and Jack Pierce

Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
156.64
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
186.67
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2846
600
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2526
532.54
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
199
530.67
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
610
128.6
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
42
112
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
102.46
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
27
72
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
20.87
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.01
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.33
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
26.14
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
40
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.01
52.5
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24.1
64.27
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
765
161.28
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
197.33
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
889
187.42
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
66
176
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
57.98
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
20
53.33
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
52.28
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
109
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
34
90.67
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279.03
58.83
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.44
62.5
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.9
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
56.92
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
45.96
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
128
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.06
13.06
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.69
4.69
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
8.64
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
30
6.32
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.79
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.48
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
9.28
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.91
40.91
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Don Heffner and Jack Pierce

Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.11
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.04
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1381
27
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460.1
9
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1618
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
9.19
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1966
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.63
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3695
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
10.09
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
9.81
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.29
97.29
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.098
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.807
8.807
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.78
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0