Fred Heimach vs. Fergie Jenkins — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fergie Jenkins
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Fred Heimach and Fergie Jenkins are fairly close on the surface numbers. Fergie Jenkins posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.34 vs 4.46) and WHIP (1.168 vs 1.451). Fred Heimach had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.45 per nine innings vs 0.97). By the career numbers, Fergie Jenkins 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 Fergie Jenkins

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.07
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
1.33
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.89
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
1.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
0.57
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.45
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.69
55.69
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.91
42.91
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.46
89.46
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.39
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.53
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.1
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1669
3.34
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13502
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4500.2
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4142
8.28
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
0.97
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
2.51
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
1.99
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.23
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3192
6.38
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.12
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.19
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.17
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18400
36.79
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.73
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.07
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
3.71
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.26
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.21
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.33
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17082
34.16
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.79
36.79

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Fergie Jenkins

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
1.33
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
1.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13501
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4500.1
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.73
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
1.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.1
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
2.14
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
2.05
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.541
1.541
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.46
89.46
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Fergie Jenkins

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
395.05
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
586
600
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
600
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
542
554.95
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
896
532.28
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.503
0.503
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
87.92
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
102
60.59
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15.36
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
16.04
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.56
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.07
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.72
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23.55
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
27.33
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.04
29.73
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
134.26
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
112.28
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
54
32.08
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
49
50.17
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
50.5
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
74.85
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
37.27
22.14
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
24.36
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
326
193.66
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16.38
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
39.21
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.16
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.35
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0