Chris Beck vs. Woody Williams — Career Comparison

Chris Beck
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Woody Williams
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Woody 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. Woody Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.88 and 1.746 for Chris Beck. By the career numbers, Woody Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Beck and Woody Williams

Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.72
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.34
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.54
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.47
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.23
53.23
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.83
77.83
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
4.19
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6649
27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2216.1
9
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
10.25
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2217
9
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.25
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.19
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.89
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
5.95
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1480
6.01
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.24
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.29
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
41.26
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9475
38.48
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.73
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.14
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
6.09
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1096
4.45
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.36
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.26
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.11
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.54
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.715
1.715
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
35.1
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8539
34.67
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Chris Beck and Woody Williams

Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.13
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.72
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.34
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6649
27
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2216.1
9
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.65
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.02
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.66
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.74
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.52
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.67
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.8
95.8
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.83
77.83
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Beck and Woody Williams

Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
30900
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
430.79
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
600
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
525.12
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
102.11
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
72.93
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
24.31
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.89
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.17
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.53
32.61
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
140.03
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
123.5
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
50.57
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
41.82
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
88.49
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.45
30.58
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.86
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
16.53
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
177.96
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
43.76
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.72
Chris Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.92
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Chris Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50