Billy Beane vs. Edwin Diaz — Career Comparison

Billy Beane
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Edwin Diaz
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Billy Beane and Edwin Diaz are closely matched on the surface stats. Edwin Diaz posted stronger numbers in OPS (.708 vs .542) and on-base percentage (.375 vs .246). Billy Beane had the advantage in batting average (.219 vs .167). By the career numbers, Edwin Diaz had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Beane and Edwin Diaz

Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
281.9
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
280
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
600
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
573.33
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
125.71
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
93.33
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
26.67
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.71
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
32.38
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.51
39.07
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
73.92
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
169.52
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
146.67
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
57.14
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
55.24
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
106.67
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.77
35.74
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
53.32
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
20.95
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
80
152.38
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.81
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.24
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.05
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Billy Beane and Edwin Diaz

Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.6
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.66
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1991
27
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663.2
9
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
2.6
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.61
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.08
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
2.66
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.92
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.64
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.68
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.86
61.86
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0