Ed Heusser vs. Joe Hoerner — Career Comparison

Ed Heusser
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Hoerner
Silent GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ed Heusser built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Hoerner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Hoerner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.349 compared to 3.69 and 1.350 for Ed Heusser. By the career numbers, Joe Hoerner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Heusser and Joe Hoerner

Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
2.2
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
7.89
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.86
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.46
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.62
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.55
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.53
45.53
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.41
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.58
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
3.69
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.99
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3261
27
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1688
27
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
9
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
562.2
9
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
9.66
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
8.3
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.55
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.48
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
2.9
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.94
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
2.48
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
6.59
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.551
0.551
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4644
38.45
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2375
37.99
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.75
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.29
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
4.37
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.41
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.46
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4331
35.86
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2122
33.94
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Ed Heusser and Joe Hoerner

Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
7.88
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
27
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563.1
9
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.3
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.91
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.34
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.21
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.49
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.955
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.154
0.154
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Heusser and Joe Hoerner

Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
266
439.67
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
4350
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
600
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
553.72
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
59
520.59
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
114.05
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
90.91
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.22
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.96
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.96
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
23.14
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.21
36.71
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
17.24
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
152.07
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
88.24
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
138.84
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
70.59
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
52.89
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
39.67
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.47
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
87.6
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.28
36.83
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.45
-3.98
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
24.79
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
150.41
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
282.35
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
21.49
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.61
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA