Ed Beatin vs. Jim Mains — Career Comparison

Ed Beatin
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Mains
Greatest GenerationMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Mains 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 5.63 and 1.500 for Jim Mains. By the career numbers, Ed Beatin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Beatin and Jim Mains

Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.04
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.03
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.46
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.08
99.08
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.99
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.68
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2838
27
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
946
9
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
9.49
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.3
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
3.54
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
3.19
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.35
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4216
40.11
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
5.65
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3814
36.29
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Ed Beatin and Jim Mains

Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.06
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
27
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
9
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.74
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.2
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.42
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.23
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.95
91.95
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.105
2.105
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Beatin and Jim Mains

Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
162.86
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
600
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
554.29
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
80
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
60
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.71
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.99
29.98
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
118.57
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
125.71
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
65.71
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
54.29
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
114.29
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.78
22.55
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
21.85
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
45.71
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
128.57
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA