Ed Beatin vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Ed Beatin
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks 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. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 3.68 and 1.447 for Ed Beatin. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Beatin and Bill Ricks

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.65
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.03
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.96
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.46
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.81
57.81
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.99
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
3.68
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2838
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
946
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
997
9.49
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
3.54
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
3.19
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4216
40.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
5.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
36.29
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Ed Beatin and Bill Ricks

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
969
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
1.74
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
2.42
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.23
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.95
91.95
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.105
2.105
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Beatin and Bill Ricks

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
162.86
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
600
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
554.29
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
80
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
60
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
20
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.99
29.98
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
118.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
125.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
65.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
54.29
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
114.29
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
15.78
22.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
45.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
90
128.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA