Fred Heimach vs. Mike Williams — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Williams
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.45 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 4.46 and 1.451 for Fred Heimach. By the career numbers, Mike Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Mike Williams

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
5.48
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.37
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.48
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.63
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.33
47.33
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.69
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
4.45
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2305
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
768.1
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
8.95
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.04
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
4.02
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
6.84
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.46
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3355
39.3
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.42
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.87
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.39
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.68
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2936
34.39
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Mike Williams

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
5.48
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768.1
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.68
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.63
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.44
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.31
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.71
94.71
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.421
0.421
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.75
11.75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Mike Williams

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
2069.12
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
136
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
554.95
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
108
476.47
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.491
0.491
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
17
75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
15
66.18
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.82
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.82
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.51
15.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
19
83.82
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
21
92.65
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.88
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.88
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
14
61.76
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
12.2
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.24
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
145.59
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4.12
4.12
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16.38
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
105.88
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.41
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.05
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.05
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100