Ed Heusser vs. John Taber — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Heusser built a career as a starting pitcher and John Taber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Heusser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 4.15 and 1.462 for John Taber. By the career numbers, Ed Heusser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Heusser and John Taber

Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
2.2
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.86
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.46
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.55
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.53
45.53
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
39.1
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.41
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
3.69
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.15
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3261
27
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
9
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
9.66
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.62
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.55
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.48
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.48
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.551
0.551
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4644
38.45
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
40.15
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.75
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
4.37
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4331
35.86
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
34.62
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Ed Heusser and John Taber

Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
27
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
9
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Heusser and John Taber

Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
439.67
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
600
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
553.72
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
114.05
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
90.91
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.22
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.96
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.96
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
23.14
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.21
36.71
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
152.07
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
138.84
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
52.89
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
39.67
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
87.6
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.28
36.83
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-61.07
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
24.79
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
91
150.41
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
3.99
3.99
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
21.49
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.61
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA