Fred Heimach vs. Josh Zeid — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Zeid
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Heimach built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Zeid as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Heimach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.46 and WHIP 1.451 compared to 5.21 and 1.593 for Josh Zeid. By the career numbers, Fred Heimach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Josh Zeid

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8.94
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.33
47.33
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
4.46
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.21
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.43
10.43
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.54
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.82
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5674
39.63
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
40.22
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.23
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
5.27
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.59
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.74
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.552
1.552
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
35.57
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Josh Zeid

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8.94
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.1
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.23
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.98
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.79
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Josh Zeid

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
28800
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
554.95
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Josh Zeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Josh Zeid
Career
Per 600 PA