Chris Beck vs. Joe Houser — Career Comparison

Chris Beck
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Houser
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBuffalo BluesFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Houser 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 Houser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.48 and WHIP 1.783 compared to 5.88 and 1.746 for Chris Beck. By the career numbers, Joe Houser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Beck and Joe Houser

Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.48
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
10.25
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
8.22
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.19
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.83
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
5.95
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
41.26
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.73
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
6.09
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.26
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.11
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.715
1.715
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.783
1.783
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
35.1
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Fielding Stats for Chris Beck and Joe Houser

Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
27
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.66
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.52
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Beck and Joe Houser

Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
30900
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
8
685.71
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-1.16
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA