Chris Beck vs. Brian Johnson — Career Comparison

MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brian Johnson 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. Brian Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.74 and WHIP 1.573 compared to 5.88 and 1.746 for Chris Beck. By the career numbers, Brian Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Beck and Brian Johnson

Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.42
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.37
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.47
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.74
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
9
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
10.25
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
10.11
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.11
10.11
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.42
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
5.19
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.84
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
5.95
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
7.47
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
41.26
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
40.37
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.73
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.68
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
6.09
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
5
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.11
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.42
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.715
1.715
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
35.1
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
36.32
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.37
40.37

Fielding Stats for Chris Beck and Brian Johnson

Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.42
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.37
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
9
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.66
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.63
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.52
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.63
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Beck and Brian Johnson

Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
30900
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
66
5657.14
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.04
-3.09
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA