Aaron Heilman vs. Jim Tobin — Career Comparison

Aaron Heilman
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Tobin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Tobin built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Heilman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Tobin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 4.4 and 1.402 for Aaron Heilman. By the career numbers, Jim Tobin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Heilman and Jim Tobin

Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
6.81
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.36
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.08
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.5
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.5
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.66
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.53
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.21
43.21
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.09
79.09
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.74
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
4.4
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
3.44
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1890
27
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5700
27
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
9
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1900
9
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
8.6
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1929
9.14
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.03
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.51
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
3.66
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.64
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
7.83
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
2.36
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.47
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
39
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8074
38.25
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.89
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.22
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
4.71
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
4.08
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.59
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.23
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.71
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
34.06
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7490
35.48
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Aaron Heilman and Jim Tobin

Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
6.81
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.36
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1890
27
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
9
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.46
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.59
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.16
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.04
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.7
94.7
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.024
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Heilman and Jim Tobin

Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
5300
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
268.78
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
884
600
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
47
522.22
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
540.27
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
124.21
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
86.88
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
23.76
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.54
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.33
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.78
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.25
57.18
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
186.65
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
180.54
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
54.98
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
69.23
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
112.67
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.49
-38.79
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.75
58.2
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.3
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
266.67
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
109.95
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.39
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.93
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100