Chris Beck vs. Al Widmar — Career Comparison

Chris Beck
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Widmar
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Widmar 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. Al Widmar posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.21 and WHIP 1.640 compared to 5.88 and 1.746 for Chris Beck. By the career numbers, Al Widmar had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Beck and Al Widmar

Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.64
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.97
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.7
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.23
30.23
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
5.21
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388.1
9
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
10.25
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
10.68
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.25
10.25
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.95
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.19
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.08
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
5.95
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
3.31
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
41.26
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1770
41.02
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.73
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
6.09
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
5.65
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.11
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.715
1.715
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
35.1
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1589
36.83
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.02
41.02

Fielding Stats for Chris Beck and Al Widmar

Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
27
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.66
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.52
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.07
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.939
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Beck and Al Widmar

Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
30900
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
560.66
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
526.23
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
88.52
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.85
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
21.77
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
122.95
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
16.6
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
181.97
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA