Ed Beatin vs. Luther McDonald — Career Comparison

Ed Beatin
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luther McDonald
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luther McDonald 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 4.28 and 1.486 for Luther McDonald. 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 Luther McDonald

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.04
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.7
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.03
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.46
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.62
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.53
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.59
58.59
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.99
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.68
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
4.28
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2838
27
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
946
9
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
9.49
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
11.15
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.3
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
3.54
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.22
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.19
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
2.75
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.747
0.747
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.553
0.553
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.35
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4216
40.11
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2305
39.67
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.41
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
5.65
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
5.28
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.08
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.71
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
36.29
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2100
36.14
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Ed Beatin and Luther McDonald

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.06
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.72
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
27
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
969
9
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
1.74
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.91
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.2
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
2.42
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
3.17
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.23
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.05
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.95
91.95
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.2
96.2
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.105
2.105
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
58
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Beatin and Luther McDonald

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
162.86
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
305.56
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
600
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
216
600
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
554.29
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
577.78
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
80
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
125
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
60
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
102.78
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.14
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.67
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.78
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.71
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.78
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
20
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.22
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.99
29.98
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.33
37.01
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
118.57
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
155.56
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
125.71
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
138.89
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
65.71
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
22
61.11
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
54.29
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.56
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
114.29
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
32
88.89
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.78
22.55
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.52
40.32
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
45.71
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.89
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
90
128.57
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
216
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.33
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.78
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.78
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100