Chris Beck vs. Dizzy Dean — Career Comparison

Chris Beck
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dizzy Dean
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Dizzy Dean 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. Dizzy Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 5.88 and 1.746 for Chris Beck. By the career numbers, Dizzy Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Beck and Dizzy Dean

Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.45
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.05
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.69
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.38
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.38
64.38
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.56
72.56
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.7
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3.02
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5902
27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967.1
9
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
10.25
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1919
8.78
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.43
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.19
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.07
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
5.95
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1163
5.32
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
41.26
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8171
37.38
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.73
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.35
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
6.09
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
3.54
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.11
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.715
1.715
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
35.1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7691
35.18
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38

Fielding Stats for Chris Beck and Dizzy Dean

Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.66
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.52
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.99
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Beck and Dizzy Dean

Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
30900
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
254.57
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
561.62
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
126.11
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
98.69
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.42
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.52
38.79
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
169.19
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
133.94
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
112.79
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.35
40.22
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.05
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
81.46
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.37
7.37
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
30.55
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.4
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100