Fred Heimach vs. Kerry Wood — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kerry Wood
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Fred Heimach and Kerry Wood are fairly close on the surface numbers. Kerry Wood posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.67 vs 4.46) and WHIP (1.283 vs 1.451). Fred Heimach had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.45 per nine innings vs 0.97). By the career numbers, Kerry Wood had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Kerry Wood

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
2.91
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.89
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.56
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.48
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.49
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.41
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
3.67
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
7.06
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.97
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
4.34
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.14
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
10.32
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.42
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.65
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5863
38.24
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
3.91
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.54
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5001
32.62
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Kerry Wood

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
2.91
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4140
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.48
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.8
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.34
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.28
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Kerry Wood

Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
449
666.83
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
554.95
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
346
513.86
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
59
87.62
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
46
68.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.91
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.07
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
19.41
28.82
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
86
127.72
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
70
103.96
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
23
34.16
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
32
47.52
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
48
71.29
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
15.59
23.16
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
11
16.34
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
114
169.31
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16.38
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.49
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA