Ed Beatin vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Ed Beatin
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams 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 4.41 and 1.319 for Lefty Williams. 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 Lefty Williams

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.04
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.5
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.03
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.46
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.99
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.7
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.68
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2838
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
946
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
997
9.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
3.54
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
3.19
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.747
0.747
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.35
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4216
40.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
5.65
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
36.29
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Ed Beatin and Lefty Williams

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.06
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.53
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
969
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
1.74
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
2.42
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.23
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.95
91.95
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.105
2.105
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Beatin and Lefty Williams

Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
162.86
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
234.94
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
600
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
554.29
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
80
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
60
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
20
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.99
29.98
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
118.57
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
125.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
65.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
54.29
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
114.29
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.78
22.55
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
45.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
90
128.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beatin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA