Joe Beckwith vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Joe Beckwith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks 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 4.95 and 1.567 for Otis Starks. 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 Otis Starks

Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4.88
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.38
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.41
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.65
48.65
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.54
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1266
27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
9.21
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.83
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
3.37
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.64
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.8
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1823
38.88
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
40.11
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.98
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
4.03
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.58
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.79
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
34.66
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
35.3
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Joe Beckwith and Otis Starks

Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4.88
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1266
27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.73
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.09
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.94
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.81
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Beckwith and Otis Starks

Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
6245.45
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
533.33
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
2.84
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
59.26
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
70.37
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.95
-25.79
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
272.73
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.93
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100