Aaron Heilman vs. Josh Towers — Career Comparison

Aaron Heilman
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Josh Towers
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Josh Towers 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. Josh Towers led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 208 vs 100), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 77), and home run suppression (HR9+ 89 vs 68). Aaron Heilman held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 78). Role difference aside, Josh Towers holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Heilman and Josh Towers

Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
6.81
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.71
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.5
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.55
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.66
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.68
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.21
43.21
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.58
80.58
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.4
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
4.95
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1890
27
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
9
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
8.6
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
887
10.92
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.03
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.5
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
3.66
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.51
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
7.83
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
4.79
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.47
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.43
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
39
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3158
38.86
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.89
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
4.71
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
5.43
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.59
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.71
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.84
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
34.06
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2960
36.43
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Aaron Heilman and Josh Towers

Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
6.81
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.71
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1890
27
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
9
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.59
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.29
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
2.16
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.44
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.04
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.34
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.7
94.7
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.58
80.58
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Heilman and Josh Towers

Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
5300
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
139
4633.33
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
522.22
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.78
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.23
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.49
-38.79
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-41.21
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
266.67
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA