Chris Beck vs. Rich Hand — Career Comparison

Chris Beck
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hand
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hand 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. Rich Hand posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.475 compared to 5.88 and 1.746 for Chris Beck. By the career numbers, Rich Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Beck and Rich Hand

Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.92
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.72
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
4.01
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
10.25
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
8.35
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.96
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.19
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
4.62
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
5.95
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
5.13
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
1.083
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
41.26
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2125
39.24
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.73
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
6.09
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.4
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.52
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.11
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.715
1.715
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
35.1
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1814
33.5
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Chris Beck and Rich Hand

Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.92
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1465
27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488.1
9
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.61
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.25
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.66
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.99
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.52
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.86
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Beck and Rich Hand

Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
30900
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
500
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
600
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
519.05
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
76.19
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
61.9
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.29
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
18.27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
95.24
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.81
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.1
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
61.9
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
12.4
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.29
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
147.62
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.62
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA