Chris Beck vs. Dick Hughes — Career Comparison

Chris Beck
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Hughes
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Hughes 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. Dick Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.78 and WHIP 1.005 compared to 5.88 and 1.746 for Chris Beck. By the career numbers, Dick Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Beck and Dick Hughes

Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.99
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.59
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.97
68.97
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.78
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922
27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307.1
9
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
10.25
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
6.47
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.85
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.19
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.23
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.35
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
5.95
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
6.74
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
41.26
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
35.29
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.73
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
6.09
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.96
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.11
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.715
1.715
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
35.1
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122
32.86
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29

Fielding Stats for Chris Beck and Dick Hughes

Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.99
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
9
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.53
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.23
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.66
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.79
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.52
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.76
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Beck and Dick Hughes

Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
30900
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
71
398.13
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
600
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
549.53
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
67.29
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
67.29
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.53
8.59
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
67.29
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
84.11
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.25
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.22
-6.86
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
241.12
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
2.49
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.64
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA