Josh Beckett vs. Sam Moran — Career Comparison

Josh Beckett
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sam Moran
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Josh Beckett built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Moran 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 7.47 and 2.059 for Sam Moran. 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 Sam Moran

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.47
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.61
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.47
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.56
56.56
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
3.88
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
7.47
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1897
8.32
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
11.2
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.04
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
2.76
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.32
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1901
8.34
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.73
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.117
1.117
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.33
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8579
37.65
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
45.1
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
4.2
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.05
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.18
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.61
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7767
34.08
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
37.34
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
45.1

Fielding Stats for Josh Beckett and Sam Moran

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.47
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.43
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.58
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.97
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
1.63
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.43
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.55
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.29
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.89
94.89
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.054
1.054
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Beckett and Sam Moran

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
600
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
600
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
517.61
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
73.43
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
46.57
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.49
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.37
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
26.87
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.08
21.63
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
45.99
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
111.04
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
200
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
94.93
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
34.03
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
32.24
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
60.9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.4
9.68
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
37.68
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.49
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
110
197.01
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
59.1
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.16
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA