Rod Beck vs. Syl Johnson — Career Comparison

Rod Beck
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Syl Johnson
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Syl Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Rod Beck as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rod Beck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 4.06 and 1.283 for Syl Johnson. By the career numbers, Rod Beck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rod Beck and Syl Johnson

Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
2.25
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.87
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.45
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.53
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.49
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.78
45.78
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.91
48.91
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.34
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.35
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
3.3
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
977
4.06
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6497
27
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2165.2
9
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
8.24
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2290
9.52
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.14
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.72
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
2.24
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.03
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.39
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
7.55
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
920
3.82
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.2
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3170
37.15
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9124
37.92
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
6.08
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
0.84
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.61
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1099
4.57
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2899
33.97
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8588
35.69
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Rod Beck and Syl Johnson

Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2304
27
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
9
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.13
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.63
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.58
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.12
97.12
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.46
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.192
0.192
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.653
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rod Beck and Syl Johnson

Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
21120
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
542
429.59
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
757
600
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
702
556.41
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
100.66
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
79.26
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.27
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.96
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.17
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.4
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
22.81
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.64
27.46
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
132.36
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
120.48
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
40.42
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
42.01
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
79.26
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
24.13
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.59
22.66
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.59
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.23
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
300
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
169.62
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
23.78
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.72
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100