Ed Beatin vs. Cliff Melton — Career Comparison

Ed Beatin
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cliff Melton 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. Cliff Melton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 3.68 and 1.447 for Ed Beatin. By the career numbers, Cliff Melton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Beatin and Cliff Melton

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.04
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.68
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.03
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.11
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.46
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.53
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.53
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.5
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.81
51.81
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.81
65.81
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.99
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.4
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
3.68
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.42
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2838
27
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4361
27
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
946
9
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453.2
9
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9.49
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1446
8.95
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.3
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.49
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
3.54
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.67
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
3.19
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
4.09
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.35
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4216
40.11
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6159
38.13
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.33
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
5.65
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
4.14
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
36.29
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5706
35.33
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.13
38.13

Fielding Stats for Ed Beatin and Cliff Melton

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.06
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
27
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
9
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.74
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.2
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.42
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.23
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.95
91.95
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.51
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.105
2.105
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Beatin and Cliff Melton

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
114
162.86
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
302.22
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
420
600
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
388
554.29
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
521.11
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
56
80
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
85.56
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
42
60
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
78.89
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.44
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.22
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.71
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.67
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.99
29.98
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
14.8
16.44
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
118.57
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
94.44
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
125.71
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
107.78
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
65.71
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
28
31.11
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
54.29
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
32
35.56
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
114.29
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
66.67
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.78
22.55
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
11.46
12.73
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
45.71
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
20
22.22
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
128.57
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
120
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
56.67
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
11.11
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA