Fred Heimach vs. Chris Withrow — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Withrow
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Withrow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Withrow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 4.46 and 1.451 for Fred Heimach. By the career numbers, Chris Withrow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Chris Withrow

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.84
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.07
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.67
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.61
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
9.51
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
36.7
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.77
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
31.42
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Chris Withrow

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.84
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.86
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.35
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.15
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Chris Withrow

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
27600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
554.95
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
16.38
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA