Fred Heimach vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Thomas 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 5.8 and 1.769 for Brad Thomas. 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 Brad Thomas

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.48
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
4.46
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.8
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1510
10.55
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.99
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.55
10.55
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.89
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5674
39.63
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
5.27
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.97
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
35.22
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Brad Thomas

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.56
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Brad Thomas

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
376.79
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
72
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
554.95
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
98
100.34
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA