Tuffy Heiser  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
God, who doesn't love a knuckler? I saw a slow-motion version of one of his pitches on TV, it's no wonder they're unhittable! He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. Heiser's fastball is a tick above average, in the 90-91 MPH range on most nights. The Retired or Inactive Players hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. His stuff becomes less sharp as he gets into the late innings. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! The one thing I must say I don't like about Heiser is how easily rattled he gets. If he makes a mistake to a hitter and the guy winds up on second or third, you can pretty much count on the guy scoring. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
His pickoff move is only fair. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Heiser is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Heiser has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Heiser as a pinch-runner on occasion.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2003 LET 98 79 22 46 52 45 46 44 45 63 39 0 46 0 0 68 19 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 3 31 30 284
2004 LET 90 84 33 52 52 45 46 44 45 63 45 0 52 0 0 68 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 5 31 309
2005 LET 94 85 43 54 52 45 46 44 45 63 47 0 54 0 0 68 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 33 332
2006 LET 94 85 53 57 52 45 46 44 45 63 50 0 55 0 0 68 22 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 34 349
2007 LET 97 85 60 60 52 45 46 44 45 63 52 0 60 0 0 68 23 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 37 370
2008 LET 97 85 69 62 52 45 46 44 45 68 54 0 60 0 0 68 24 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 39 390
2009 LET 98 85 70 65 52 45 46 44 45 69 55 0 62 0 0 68 25 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 43 398
2010 LET 99 85 70 68 55 45 46 44 45 69 55 0 62 0 0 68 26 4 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 46 404
2011 LET 99 85 70 71 55 45 46 44 45 69 55 0 62 0 0 68 27 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 406
2012 LET 99 85 70 71 55 45 46 44 45 69 55 0 62 0 0 68 28 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 405
2013 LET 99 85 70 71 55 45 46 44 45 69 55 0 62 0 0 68 29 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 404
2014 LET 99 85 70 71 55 45 46 44 45 69 55 0 62 0 0 68 30 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 403
2015 LET 99 85 70 71 55 45 46 44 45 69 55 0 62 0 0 68 31 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 402
2016 LET 99 85 70 71 55 45 46 44 45 69 55 0 62 0 0 68 32 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 401
2017 LET 99 85 70 71 55 45 46 44 45 69 55 0 62 0 0 68 33 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 400
2018 LET 99 85 70 70 55 45 46 44 45 69 55 0 62 0 0 68 34 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 398
2019 LET 99 85 69 71 55 45 46 44 45 69 55 0 62 0 0 68 35 13 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 50 397
2020 LET 99 85 69 71 55 45 46 44 45 69 55 0 62 0 0 68 36 14 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 49 396
2021 LET 99 84 70 71 55 45 46 44 45 69 55 0 62 0 0 68 37 15 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 395
2022 LET 99 85 69 69 55 45 46 44 45 69 55 0 62 0 0 68 38 16 Overhand Active 0 0 0 48 392
2023 LET 99 85 70 68 55 45 46 44 45 69 55 0 62 0 0 68 39 17 Overhand Active 0 0 0 47 391
Ratings Delta     +1 -1                         +1 +1           -1 -1

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2004 20 PKEG 15 8 0 0 36 36 25 2 227 6.1 182 21 172 248 0 0 9.83 1.44 1.56 .215 .339 .217 .214 4.16
2005 21 PKEG 12 11 0 0 37 37 19 0 208.2 5.2 177 26 140 201 0 0 8.69 1.44 1.52 .226 .392 .245 .210 4.66
2006 22 PKEG 14 16 0 0 36 36 24 2 241.2 6.2 210 36 113 298 0 0 11.12 2.64 1.34 .230 .408 .242 .220 3.99
Totals     41 35 0 0 109 109 68 4 677.1 6.1 569 83 425 747 0 0 9.93 1.76 1.47 .224 .380 .255 .232 4.25

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2006 22 LET 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 6.0 6 2 6 7 0 0 10.50 1.17 2.00 .250 .542 .100 .357 10.5
2007 23 LET 10 7 0 0 27 24 14 1 163 6.0 139 25 70 136 2 0 7.51 1.94 1.28 .227 .401 .219 .233 3.92
2008 24 LET 6 5 7 5 43 8 4 0 104.2 2.1 109 16 35 56 5 2 4.84 1.60 1.38 .270 .438 .319 .230 4.30
2009 25 LET 2 4 0 0 27 7 2 0 82 3.0 104 18 27 46 16 3 5.05 1.70 1.60 .308 .533 .370 .260 6.04
2010 26 LET 6 7 12 3 41 17 11 1 139.2 3.1 118 19 43 80 19 4 5.17 1.86 1.16 .226 .409 .212 .237 3.61
2011 27 LET 17 10 0 0 34 34 22 3 238 7.0 203 33 64 123 0 0 4.65 1.92 1.12 .231 .396 .255 .211 3.48
2012 28 LET 4 3 1 0 33 6 3 2 107 3.1 111 17 36 48 10 1 4.04 1.33 1.37 .262 .465 .275 .251 4.71
2013 29 LET 13 9 0 0 33 27 17 2 210.2 6.1 185 25 57 110 4 0 4.71 1.93 1.15 .236 .391 .265 .209 2.69
2014 30 LET 16 9 0 0 32 32 19 1 215 6.2 200 24 45 100 0 0 4.19 2.22 1.14 .247 .393 .279 .221 3.47
2015 31 LET 13 13 0 0 32 32 14 4 203.1 6.1 229 32 59 99 0 0 4.39 1.68 1.42 .280 .459 .302 .261 4.96
2016 32 LET 7 7 4 0 37 6 2 1 108 3.0 113 22 23 50 18 5 4.17 2.17 1.26 .265 .475 .295 .238 4.08
2017 33 LET 0 0 3 2 37 0 0 0 51.1 1.1 51 3 11 20 18 2 3.52 1.82 1.21 .260 .362 .320 .202 3.33
2018 34 LET 5 4 2 0 41 0 0 0 93.2 2.1 117 25 19 40 25 7 3.86 2.11 1.46 .313 .551 .309 .315 6.44
2020 36 LET 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 20 4.0 22 6 7 9 0 0 4.05 1.29 1.45 .265 .506 .121 .360 5.40
2021 37 LET 0 3 3 2 36 0 0 0 73.1 2.0 95 23 29 25 23 9 3.08 0.86 1.70 .313 .612 .353 .287 7.12
2022 38 LET 4 8 8 20 48 0 0 0 62.1 1.1 70 12 21 28 6 0 4.06 1.33 1.47 .285 .480 .320 .259 5.05
2023 39 LET 6 10 0 0 27 23 12 2 160 6.0 168 24 57 80 0 0 4.50 1.40 1.41 .268 .442 .247 .287 4.44
Totals     109 101 40 32 534 217 120 17 2038 3.2 2040 326 609 1057 146 33 4.67 1.74 1.30 .259 .442 .279 .247 4.26

Tuffy Heiser's Career Highlights
Year Details
2003 1st round - 5th overall selection by Lethbridge Typhoon in the 2003 Amateur Draft

Tuffy Heiser's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
August 22, 2017 12 Tight elbow 6%  
April 29, 2021 4 Pulled biceps 7%  

Tuffy Heiser's Comparable Players
Player Names
Pedro Gonzalez 93.8% Thane Marriner 92.7% Javier Deleon 92.4%    

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