Rod Beck vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Rod Beck
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bill Williams 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 5.06 and 1.313 for Bill Williams. 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 Bill Williams

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.45
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.53
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.78
45.78
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.35
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
3.3
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
8.24
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.14
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.24
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.39
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
7.55
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.087
1.087
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170
37.15
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
6.08
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.61
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.4
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2899
33.97
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Rod Beck and Bill Williams

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.63
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.58
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.12
97.12
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.192
0.192
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rod Beck and Bill Williams

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
21120
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
570
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
22.81
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
24.13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
10
300
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA