Chris Beck vs. Joe Dawson — Career Comparison

Chris Beck
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Dawson
Lost GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Dawson built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Beck as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Dawson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 5.88 and 1.746 for Chris Beck. By the career numbers, Joe Dawson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Beck and Joe Dawson

Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.23
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.68
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.64
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.51
30.51
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.15
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
10.25
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.8
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.19
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.23
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
5.95
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.34
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
41.26
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1041
39.31
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.73
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.1
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
6.09
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.8
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.11
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.715
1.715
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
35.1
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
927
35.01
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.31
39.31

Fielding Stats for Chris Beck and Joe Dawson

Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
27
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.66
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.52
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Beck and Joe Dawson

Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
30900
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
416.47
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
543.53
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
141.18
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
120
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.47
52.76
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
176.47
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
49.41
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.88
62.67
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.44
9.44
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA