Chris Beck vs. Ping Gardner — Career Comparison

Chris Beck
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ping Gardner
Lost GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ping Gardner 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. Ping Gardner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.96 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 5.88 and 1.746 for Chris Beck. By the career numbers, Ping Gardner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Beck and Ping Gardner

Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.46
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.08
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.51
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.57
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.13
47.13
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.73
73.73
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.71
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
4.96
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2177
27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
725.2
9
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
10.25
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
9.61
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.61
9.61
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.43
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.19
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
3.24
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
5.95
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
3.52
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.48
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
41.26
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2636
32.69
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.73
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.2
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
6.09
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
5.75
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.97
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.11
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.715
1.715
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
35.1
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2258
28
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.69
32.69

Fielding Stats for Chris Beck and Ping Gardner

Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
1.82
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.32
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.64
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.66
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.03
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.52
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.9
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.595
1.595
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Beck and Ping Gardner

Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
30900
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
230.63
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
600
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
532.5
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
108.75
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
91.88
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.88
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.35
32.52
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
127.5
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
138.75
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
58.13
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.25
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
84.38
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.7
36.95
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.13
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.71
45.71
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
37.5
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100