Rich Beck vs. Barret Browning — Career Comparison

Rich Beck
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Barret Browning
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rich Beck built a career as a starting pitcher and Barret Browning as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Beck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.14 and WHIP 1.429 compared to 5.12 and 1.293 for Barret Browning. By the career numbers, Rich Beck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Beck and Barret Browning

Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9.43
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.38
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.26
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.29
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.12
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
37.71
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
39.1
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
34.71
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
33.98
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1

Fielding Stats for Rich Beck and Barret Browning

Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.091
0.091
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Beck and Barret Browning

Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13200
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
525
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
1.16
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.43
-32.26
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA