Frank Beck vs. Watson Clark — Career Comparison

Frank Beck
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Watson Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Beck as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Watson Clark posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.305 compared to 6.62 and 1.765 for Frank Beck. By the career numbers, Watson Clark had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Beck and Watson Clark

Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.83
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.06
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.57
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.5
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.37
53.37
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.03
58.03
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.62
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.66
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
13.24
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1897
9.77
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.24
13.24
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.44
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.65
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.76
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
3.31
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
44.47
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
38.33
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.43
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
11.12
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
4.31
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7042
36.27
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Frank Beck and Watson Clark

Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.59
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Beck and Watson Clark

Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
8
150
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
326.52
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
546.95
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
107.01
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.29
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.06
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
13.72
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
27.37
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
125.3
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
137.2
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
44.82
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.76
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1.21
22.67
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.52
32.49
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
81
74.09
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.87
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA