Joe Beckwith vs. Red Oldham — Career Comparison

Joe Beckwith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Red Oldham
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Red Oldham built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Beckwith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Beckwith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.450 compared to 4.15 and 1.487 for Red Oldham. By the career numbers, Joe Beckwith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Beckwith and Red Oldham

Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4.88
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.85
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.97
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.41
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.41
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.51
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.65
48.65
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.54
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
4.15
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1266
27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2563
27
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
9
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.1
9
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
9.21
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
10.3
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.83
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.37
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.2
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.08
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.64
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.8
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
2.81
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
0.654
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1823
38.88
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
39.15
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.98
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.52
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
4.03
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
5.15
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.79
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1625
34.66
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3391
35.72
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Joe Beckwith and Red Oldham

Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4.88
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1266
27
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.73
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.09
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.94
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.81
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.27
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.371
0.371
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.574
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Beckwith and Red Oldham

Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
6245.45
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
178
340.13
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
540.76
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
122.29
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
89.81
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.48
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
2.84
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.36
52.28
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
173.89
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
164.33
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
66.88
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.32
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
120.38
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.95
-25.79
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
56.23
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.04
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
272.73
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
124.2
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.2
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100