Fred Heimach vs. Joe Thatcher — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Thatcher
MillenialIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Thatcher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Thatcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 4.46 and 1.451 for Fred Heimach. By the career numbers, Joe Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Joe Thatcher

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.48
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.33
47.33
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.38
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
8.7
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.66
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
3.14
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
9.32
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122
38.74
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.66
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.66
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
34.18
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Joe Thatcher

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260.2
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.86
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.79
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.057
0.057
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Joe Thatcher

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
243000
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
554.95
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA