Fred Heimach vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Heimach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.46 and WHIP 1.451 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Fred Heimach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Leon Williams

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.33
47.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
4.46
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1510
10.55
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.55
10.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.45
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
2.51
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5674
39.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
5.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5287
36.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Leon Williams

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Leon Williams

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
554.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
45.23
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
165.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
59.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
106.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
35.81
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA