Fred Heimach vs. Nick Wittgren — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nick Wittgren
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick Wittgren as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Wittgren posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.04 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 4.46 and 1.451 for Fred Heimach. By the career numbers, Nick Wittgren had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Nick Wittgren

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.58
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.41
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
4.04
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
988
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
329.1
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
8.64
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.15
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
2.65
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
8.2
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1392
38.04
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.99
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.32
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.52
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1260
34.43
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Nick Wittgren

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.58
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329.1
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.71
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.31
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.31
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.153
0.153
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Nick Wittgren

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
47100
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
554.95
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA