Fred Heimach vs. Tom Williams — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Williams
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.606 compared to 4.46 and 1.451 for Fred Heimach. By the career numbers, Tom Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Tom Williams

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.07
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.91
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.39
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.36
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1510
10.55
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
11.45
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.55
10.55
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.45
11.45
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.606
0.606
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5674
39.63
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
41.45
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.09
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
5.27
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.606
1.606
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5287
36.92
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
38.18
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Tom Williams

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.52
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.25
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.97
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.77
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.8
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Tom Williams

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
376.79
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
206.25
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
554.95
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
28
525
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
107.51
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.41
46.5
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
48.61
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
159.73
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
187.5
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
59.39
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
106.48
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.08
52.3
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
55.64
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
28.67
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.05
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.05
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100