Chris Beck vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Chris Beck
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams 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. Lefty Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 5.88 and 1.746 for Chris Beck. By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Beck and Lefty Williams

Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
10.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.19
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
5.95
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
41.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.73
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
6.09
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.8
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.715
1.715
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
35.1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Chris Beck and Lefty Williams

Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.66
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Beck and Lefty Williams

Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
30900
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA