Fred Heimach vs. Gus Weyhing — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus Weyhing
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus Weyhing as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gus Weyhing posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 4.46 and 1.451 for Fred Heimach. By the career numbers, Gus Weyhing had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Gus Weyhing

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.07
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
1.12
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.89
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
1.05
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.55
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.48
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.23
53.23
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.91
42.91
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.39
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.93
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.06
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
3.88
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13011
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4337
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4576
9.5
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.45
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.25
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
3.26
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1667
3.46
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
0.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.57
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5674
39.63
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19188
39.82
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.73
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.07
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
5.27
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2796
5.8
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17341
35.99
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Gus Weyhing

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
1.13
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13293
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4431
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.45
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
1.51
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1098
2.23
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
1.96
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.89
87.89
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.05
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Gus Weyhing

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
376.79
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
167.88
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
586
600
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1980
600
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
542
554.95
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1855
562.12
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
93.33
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
75.45
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
12.12
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
4.85
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
17.88
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91.8
27.82
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
117.88
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
124.85
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
49.7
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
40.3
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
89.09
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.13
23.37
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
28
28.67
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
30.61
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
477
144.55
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
4.15
4.15
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
6.36
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.05
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
9.7
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.05
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
9.7
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100