Frank Beck vs. King Cole — Career Comparison

Frank Beck
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
King Cole
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

King Cole 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. King Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 6.62 and 1.765 for Frank Beck. By the career numbers, King Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Beck and King Cole

Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.59
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.05
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.69
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.47
67.47
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.89
65.89
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.58
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.62
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.12
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2192
27
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730.2
9
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
13.24
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
8.09
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.24
13.24
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.65
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.08
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.76
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
3.67
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.861
0.861
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.31
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.32
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
44.47
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3001
36.96
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
11.12
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.81
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
32.57
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96

Fielding Stats for Frank Beck and King Cole

Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.59
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.66
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.08
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
6.65
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.8
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.88
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
7.08
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.91
89.91
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.26
23.26
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Beck and King Cole

Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
8
150
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
287.82
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
600
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
551.29
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
95.2
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
77.49
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.07
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.64
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
17.71
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
27.37
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.39
25.21
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
119.56
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
115.13
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.64
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.42
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
73.06
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
22.67
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.83
21.77
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.5
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
80
177.12
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.78
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100