Fred Heimach vs. Ricky Wright — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ricky Wright
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Ricky Wright as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ricky Wright posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.656 compared to 4.46 and 1.451 for Fred Heimach. By the career numbers, Ricky Wright had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Ricky Wright

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.82
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.3
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.2
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
8.94
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.45
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.26
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.7
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
5.87
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.19
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5674
39.63
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
40.06
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.38
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.88
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
33.75
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Ricky Wright

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.82
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102.2
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.58
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.28
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.19
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.455
0.455
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.73
12.73
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Ricky Wright

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
4275
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
554.95
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.36
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.55
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
19.27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
59.39
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
50.17
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
106.48
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.12
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA