Fred Heimach vs. Stan Thomas — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Stan Thomas
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stan Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.451 compared to 4.46 and 1.451 for Fred Heimach. By the career numbers, Stan Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Stan Thomas

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.77
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.33
47.33
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.7
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.1
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
8.92
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.73
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.17
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1145
38.84
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.42
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.58
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.09
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1007
34.16
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Stan Thomas

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.77
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.58
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265.1
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.76
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.61
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.51
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.1
96.1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.32
15.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Stan Thomas

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
376.79
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
111
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
600
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
554.95
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
98
100.34
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA