Ed Beatin vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Ed Beatin
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Denny McLain 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. Denny McLain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 3.68 and 1.447 for Ed Beatin. By the career numbers, Denny McLain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Beatin and Denny McLain

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.04
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.34
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.46
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.53
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.43
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.99
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.5
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
3.68
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2838
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
946
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9.49
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.3
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
3.54
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
3.19
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.35
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4216
40.11
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
5.65
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
36.29
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Ed Beatin and Denny McLain

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.06
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.34
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2907
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
969
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.74
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.01
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.42
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.81
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.23
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.75
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.95
91.95
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.105
2.105
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.307
1.307
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Beatin and Denny McLain

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
114
162.86
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
241.18
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
420
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
388
554.29
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
521.3
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
80
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
69.39
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
42
60
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.62
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.23
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.71
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.77
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.99
29.98
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
14.76
12.49
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
118.57
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
79.55
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
125.71
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
90.55
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
65.71
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
32
27.08
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
54.29
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
31
26.23
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
114.29
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
62
52.47
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.78
22.55
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.27
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
45.71
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
25
21.16
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
128.57
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
54.16
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100