Russ Heman vs. Bill Piercy — Career Comparison

Russ Heman
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Piercy
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Piercy built a career as a starting pitcher and Russ Heman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Russ Heman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.100 compared to 4.26 and 1.546 for Bill Piercy. By the career numbers, Russ Heman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Heman and Bill Piercy

Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.4
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.71
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.03
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.4
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.34
60.34
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.7
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
4.26
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1832
27
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610.2
9
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.4
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
9.96
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.5
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.95
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.7
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
2.43
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
37.8
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2180
32.13
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.15
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.44
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.15
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
5.34
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
32.4
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1869
27.55
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.169
0.169
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.13
32.13

Fielding Stats for Russ Heman and Bill Piercy

Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.4
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
27
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.8
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.25
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.25
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.16
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.417
0.417
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.879
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Heman and Bill Piercy

Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3600
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
320.74
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
528.11
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
60.83
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.65
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.87
27.28
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
124.42
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
116.13
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.88
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.71
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
63.59
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.6
23.77
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.35
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
127.19
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA