Rod Beck vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Rod Beck
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks 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. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 3.3 and 1.207 for Rod Beck. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rod Beck and Bill Ricks

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.45
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.78
45.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
3.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
8.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
7.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170
37.15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
6.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.61
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
33.97
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Rod Beck and Bill Ricks

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.63
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.58
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.12
97.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.192
0.192
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rod Beck and Bill Ricks

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
21120
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
22.81
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
24.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
10
300
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA