Fred Heimach vs. Jerrod Riggan — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jerrod Riggan
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerrod Riggan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Heimach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.46 and WHIP 1.451 compared to 5.19 and 1.835 for Jerrod Riggan. By the career numbers, Fred Heimach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Jerrod Riggan

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.96
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
4.46
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.19
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.2
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1510
10.55
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
10.9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.55
10.55
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.9
10.9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.47
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.14
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.85
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.19
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5674
39.63
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
41.12
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.28
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
5.27
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.62
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
35.52
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Jerrod Riggan

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.96
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.2
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.04
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.56
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.56
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Jerrod Riggan

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
20100
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
554.95
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA