Fred Heimach vs. Phil Niekro — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Fred Heimach and Phil Niekro are fairly close on the surface numbers. Phil Niekro posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.35 vs 4.46) and WHIP (1.284 vs 1.451). Fred Heimach had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.45 per nine innings vs 0.8). By the career numbers, Phil Niekro 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 Phil Niekro

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.07
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.89
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
0.53
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.46
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.72
53.72
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.91
42.91
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.39
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.41
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.07
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
3.35
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
8.4
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
0.8
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1809
3.01
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.14
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
5.57
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.38
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22677
37.76
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.73
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.14
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2337
3.89
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.28
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.14
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20491
34.12
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Phil Niekro

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.44
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16213
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5404.1
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.64
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
1.46
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.06
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
2.17
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
2.1
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.14
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Phil Niekro

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
376.79
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
866
304.39
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
586
600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1707
600
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
542
554.95
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1537
540.25
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
91.39
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
73.81
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
14.76
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.35
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.46
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
17.57
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.59
19.54
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
114.24
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
101.58
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
28.12
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
38.31
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
63.97
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
34.77
12.22
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
5.98
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
314
110.37
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5.44
5.44
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16.38
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
45.34
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
35
12.3
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.35
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0