Fred Heimach vs. Mickey Welch — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mickey Welch
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Mickey Welch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mickey Welch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 4.46 and 1.451 for Fred Heimach. By the career numbers, Mickey Welch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Mickey Welch

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.07
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
1.06
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.89
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
1.03
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
0.58
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.39
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.91
42.91
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.17
97.17
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.39
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
0.98
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.08
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
2.71
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14406
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4802
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4588
8.6
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.45
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.2
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
2.51
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1297
2.43
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1850
3.47
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.655
0.655
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.51
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.19
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.1
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20308
38.06
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.73
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2556
4.79
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18959
35.53
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Mickey Welch

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
1.1
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15318
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5106
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
0.47
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
1.26
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
2
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
1.73
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.48
86.48
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.04
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Mickey Welch

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
376.79
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
159.32
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
586
600
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2286
600
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
542
554.95
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2201
577.69
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
492
129.13
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
97.38
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15.36
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
24.41
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
4.2
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.07
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.15
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23.55
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
31.76
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169.5
44.49
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
162
165.87
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
171.39
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
577
151.44
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.549
0.549
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
58
59.39
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
70.34
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
49
50.17
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
53.02
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
104
106.48
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
120.21
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178.99
46.98
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.79
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
21.52
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
100.34
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
86.35
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
5.98
5.98
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.05
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.62
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.05
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.62
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100