Fred Heimach vs. Kenley Jansen — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kenley Jansen
MillenialCuraçaoThrows RightBats Switch CarribeanLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Kenley Jansen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kenley Jansen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 0.983 compared to 4.46 and 1.451 for Fred Heimach. By the career numbers, Kenley Jansen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Kenley Jansen

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
9.05
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.52
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.39
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.45
57.45
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
4.62
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
2.57
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2782
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
927.1
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
5.92
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.92
5.92
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.85
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
2.74
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
12.4
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.4
12.4
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.682
1.682
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.31
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3680
35.72
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
6.79
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
2.76
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3340
32.42
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.72
35.72

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Kenley Jansen

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
9.05
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2782
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
927.1
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.36
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.31
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.73
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.67
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.074
0.074
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Kenley Jansen

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
935
56100
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
554.95
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
131.06
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
107.51
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.36
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.55
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.41
46.5
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
76.89
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
165.87
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
159.73
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.844
0.844
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
59.39
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
50.17
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
106.48
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.08
52.3
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
78.48
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
28.67
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
180
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA