Ed Beatin vs. Darrell May — Career Comparison

Ed Beatin
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Darrell May 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 5.16 and 1.467 for Darrell May. 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 Darrell May

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.04
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.03
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.46
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.25
60.25
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.99
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.68
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2838
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
946
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
9.49
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.3
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
3.54
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
3.19
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.35
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4216
40.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2896
39.45
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
5.65
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.6
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
36.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2636
35.91
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Ed Beatin and Darrell May

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.06
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
969
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.74
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.23
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.95
91.95
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.105
2.105
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Beatin and Darrell May

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
114
162.86
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
554.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
80
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
60
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.71
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.99
29.98
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
118.57
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
125.71
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
65.71
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
54.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
114.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.78
22.55
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
45.71
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
128.57
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA