Blaine Beatty vs. Ken Raffensberger — Career Comparison

Blaine Beatty
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Raffensberger
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Raffensberger built a career as a starting pitcher and Blaine Beatty as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Blaine Beatty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.3 and WHIP 1.340 compared to 3.6 and 1.258 for Ken Raffensberger. By the career numbers, Blaine Beatty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Blaine Beatty and Ken Raffensberger

Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.02
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.66
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.18
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.5
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.64
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.21
71.21
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.56
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
3.6
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6455
27
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2151.2
9
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.04
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2257
9.44
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.57
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.8
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.45
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.88
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.74
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
3.37
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
38.49
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9051
37.86
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.57
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
4.15
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
33.89
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8583
35.9
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Blaine Beatty and Ken Raffensberger

Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.02
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
344.9
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.72
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
61.84
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
291.77
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
14.81
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.3
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
368.42
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.3
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
353.61
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
14.81
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Blaine Beatty and Ken Raffensberger

Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2100
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
305.78
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
779
600
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
529.91
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
74.71
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
59.31
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.32
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.4
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.69
15.93
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
96.28
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
90.89
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
29.27
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.88
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
50.06
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.03
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.4
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
280
215.66
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
53.92
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.01
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0