Jake Arrieta vs. Chris Beck — Career Comparison

Jake Arrieta
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Chris Beck
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Arrieta built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Beck as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Arrieta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.268 compared to 5.88 and 1.746 for Chris Beck. By the career numbers, Jake Arrieta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Arrieta and Chris Beck

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.59
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.64
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.52
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.98
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1450
8.09
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
10.25
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.01
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
3.19
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.19
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
8
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
5.95
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.44
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.36
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6755
37.71
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
41.26
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.73
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
4.39
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
6.09
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.75
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.11
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.715
1.715
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6047
33.75
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
35.1
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26

Fielding Stats for Jake Arrieta and Chris Beck

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.59
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.76
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.42
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
2.35
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.66
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.18
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.52
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.64
92.64
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Arrieta and Chris Beck

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
407.04
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
30900
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
600
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
538.03
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
88.73
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
66.2
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.63
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.92
29.47
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
133.8
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
112.68
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
35.21
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
64.79
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.94
21.04
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
277.46
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
2.16
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.04
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA