Josh Beckett vs. Eric Hull — Career Comparison

Josh Beckett
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eric Hull
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Josh Beckett built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Hull as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Beckett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.245 compared to 4.05 and 1.050 for Eric Hull. By the career numbers, Josh Beckett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Beckett and Eric Hull

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.47
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.75
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.61
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.47
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.56
56.56
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
3.88
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.174
0.174
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1897
8.32
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.04
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
2.76
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1901
8.34
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.33
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8579
37.65
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
36.45
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.05
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
957
4.2
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.05
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.29
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.18
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.61
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7767
34.08
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
31.05
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Josh Beckett and Eric Hull

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.47
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.75
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.58
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.97
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
1.63
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.55
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.89
94.89
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Beckett and Eric Hull

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
600
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
600
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
517.61
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.43
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
46.57
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.49
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.37
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.87
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.08
21.63
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
111.04
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
94.93
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.03
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
32.24
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.9
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
9.68
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.49
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
110
197.01
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
59.1
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.16
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA