Ed Beatin vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Ed Beatin
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Mercedes 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 4.75 and 1.455 for Jose Mercedes. 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 Jose Mercedes

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.04
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.03
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.46
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.99
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.68
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2838
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
946
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
9.49
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
3.54
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
3.19
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.79
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.35
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.29
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4216
40.11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
5.65
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.19
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
36.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Ed Beatin and Jose Mercedes

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.06
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
969
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.74
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.42
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.95
91.95
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.105
2.105
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Beatin and Jose Mercedes

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
114
162.86
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
554.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
80
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
60
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.99
29.98
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
118.57
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
125.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
65.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
54.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
114.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.78
22.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
45.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
128.57
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
360
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA