Fred Heimach vs. Joe Willis — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Willis
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Heimach and Joe Willis are fairly close on the surface numbers. Fred Heimach posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.46 vs 4.63) and WHIP (1.451 vs 1.568). Joe Willis had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.17 per nine innings vs 0.45). By the career numbers, Fred Heimach had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Joe Willis

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.29
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.89
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.12
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.48
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.61
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.33
47.33
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.91
42.91
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.78
48.78
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
4.46
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
4.63
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
9.65
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.45
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.46
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.68
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5674
39.63
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
40.11
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.73
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
5.27
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
5.91
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.37
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Joe Willis

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Joe Willis

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
473.08
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
554.95
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
48
553.85
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
15.11
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
103.85
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.08
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.45
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
28.67
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
161.54
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA