Fred Heimach vs. Jay Jackson — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jay Jackson
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Jackson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.258 compared to 4.46 and 1.451 for Fred Heimach. By the career numbers, Jay Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Jay Jackson

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.23
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.43
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.2
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
7.21
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.58
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.88
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
10.77
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.77
10.77
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
37.77
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.77
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
4.67
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
33.18
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.77
37.77

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Jay Jackson

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.23
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113.2
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.79
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.79
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.096
0.096
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Jay Jackson

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
20800
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
554.95
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA