Fred Heimach vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Thatcher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Grant Thatcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 4.46 and 1.451 for Fred Heimach. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Grant Thatcher

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.07
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.89
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.91
42.91
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.39
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
10.22
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.45
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
2.51
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.19
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
37.46
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.73
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.38
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
35.27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Grant Thatcher

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.22
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Grant Thatcher

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
376.79
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
554.95
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.36
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.55
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
39.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
50.17
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
106.48
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
38.14
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
28.67
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA