Billy Beane vs. Farmer Steelman — Career Comparison

Billy Beane
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Farmer Steelman
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Billy Beane and Farmer Steelman are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Beane posted stronger numbers in slugging (.296 vs .254) and home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). Farmer Steelman had the advantage in on-base percentage (.297 vs .246). By the career numbers, Billy Beane 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 Farmer Steelman

Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
281.9
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
43
158.28
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
600
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
163
600
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
573.33
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
142
522.7
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
125.71
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
31
114.11
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
93.33
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
99.39
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.67
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.04
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.71
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.38
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.72
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.51
39.07
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.05
48.05
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
169.52
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
36
132.52
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
146.67
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
173.01
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.14
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
29.45
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
55.24
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
55.21
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
106.67
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
84.66
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.77
35.74
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.62
53.8
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.95
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
51.53
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
80
152.38
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
77.3
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.81
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.4
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.24
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.52
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.09
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.05
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.09
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Beane and Farmer Steelman

Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.6
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.18
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1991
27
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
27
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663.2
9
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
9
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
2.6
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.07
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.1
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
2.66
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.25
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.64
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
4.16
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.01
98.01
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.524
3.524
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.86
61.86
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Farmer Steelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Steelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.82