Ed Beatin vs. Ron Mathis — Career Comparison

Ed Beatin
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Mathis
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Mathis 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 5.93 and 1.610 for Ron Mathis. 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 Ron Mathis

Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.04
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.4
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.03
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.46
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.81
25.81
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.99
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.68
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.93
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2838
27
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
946
9
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
9.49
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
10.21
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.3
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.99
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
3.54
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.17
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
3.19
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.61
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.976
0.976
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.35
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4216
40.11
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
41.05
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
5.65
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.8
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.598
1.598
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
36.29
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
35.78
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.05
41.05

Fielding Stats for Ed Beatin and Ron Mathis

Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.06
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.4
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
27
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
969
9
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.77
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.74
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.32
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.2
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.42
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.3
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.23
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.09
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.95
91.95
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.105
2.105
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.613
0.613
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Beatin and Ron Mathis

Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
162.86
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
978.95
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
600
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
554.29
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
80
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
60
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.71
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.99
29.98
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.91
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
118.57
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
125.71
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
65.71
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
54.29
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
114.29
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.78
22.55
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-19.22
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
45.71
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
128.57
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA