Rod Beck vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Rod Beck
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty 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 4.41 and 1.319 for Lefty 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 Lefty Williams

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.45
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.78
45.78
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.35
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
3.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
8.24
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.24
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
2.63
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.39
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
7.55
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170
37.15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1522
38.12
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
6.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.61
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.4
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
33.97
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
34.09
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Rod Beck and Lefty Williams

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.46
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.63
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.58
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.12
97.12
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.192
0.192
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rod Beck and Lefty Williams

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
21120
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
97.59
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
22.81
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
24.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
10
300
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA