Fred Heimach vs. Dick Tidrow — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tidrow
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Tidrow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Tidrow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 4.46 and 1.451 for Fred Heimach. By the career numbers, Dick Tidrow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Dick Tidrow

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.71
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.52
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.48
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.26
22.26
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.16
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.28
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
3.68
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5240
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746.2
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1705
8.79
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.84
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
2.98
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.58
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
5.02
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.16
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.22
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7412
38.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.26
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
4.16
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.32
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6635
34.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Dick Tidrow

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.2
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.71
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5239
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746.1
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.09
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.65
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.59
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.498
0.498
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.26
22.26
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Dick Tidrow

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
3263.16
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
114
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
554.95
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
95
500
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
4.2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.16
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.58
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
7
36.84
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
13
68.42
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.01
-15.82
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
221.05
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16.38
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.21
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.53
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA