Fred Heimach vs. Bill James — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Fred Heimach. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.2 vs 4.46) and home runs allowed (0.12 per nine innings vs 0.45). By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Bill James

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.07
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.55
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.89
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.12
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.48
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.54
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.91
42.91
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.39
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.2
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
8.47
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.45
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
4.41
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
3.11
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.37
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4958
37.83
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.73
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
4.26
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4332
33.05
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Bill James

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.138
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Bill James

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
376.79
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
203
294.92
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
413
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
554.95
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
358
520.1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
51
74.09
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
44
63.92
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.72
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.45
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.17
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
13.08
19
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
59
85.71
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
81
117.68
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
25
36.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.43
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
37
53.75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
9.26
13.45
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
28.67
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
138
200.48
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
2.99
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16.38
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.45
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.05
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33