Jack Armstrong vs. Ed Beatin — Career Comparison

Jack Armstrong
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Beatin
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Armstrong built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Beatin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Beatin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 4.58 and 1.458 for Jack Armstrong. By the career numbers, Ed Beatin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Armstrong and Ed Beatin

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.74
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.04
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.03
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.46
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.99
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
4.58
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.68
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2838
27
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
946
9
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
9.23
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
997
9.49
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.17
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.3
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
3.65
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
3.54
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
5.83
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
3.19
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.35
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3450
39.47
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4216
40.11
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
5.02
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
5.65
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.42
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3044
34.83
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
36.29
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Jack Armstrong and Ed Beatin

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.74
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.06
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
27
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
969
9
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.27
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.74
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.2
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
2.07
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.42
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.98
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.23
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.95
91.95
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.105
2.105
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Armstrong and Ed Beatin

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
426.98
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
114
162.86
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
215
600
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
600
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
185
516.28
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
554.29
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
21
58.6
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
80
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
19
53.02
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
60
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.71
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
6.02
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.99
29.98
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
23
64.19
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
118.57
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
25
69.77
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
125.71
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.33
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
65.71
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.33
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
54.29
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.65
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
114.29
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.73
-13.19
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.78
22.55
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
45.71
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
231.63
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
128.57
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
72.56
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.74
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100