Ed Beecher vs. Joe Pepitone — Career Comparison

Ed Beecher
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsPlayers' LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Pepitone
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ed Beecher and Joe Pepitone are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Pepitone posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .685) and slugging (.432 vs .363). Ed Beecher had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .310). By the career numbers, Joe Pepitone had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Beecher and Joe Pepitone

Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
283
133.07
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1397
153.07
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
1276
600
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5476
600
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1190
559.56
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5097
558.47
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
152.82
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1315
144.08
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
117.08
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
903
98.94
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
24.45
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
17.31
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.99
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.83
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.29
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
24
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
76
35.74
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
45.14
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
152.27
71.6
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662.12
72.55
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
432
203.13
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2200
241.05
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
411
193.26
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
180.24
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
69.59
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
606
66.4
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
83.23
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
79
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
318
149.53
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1108
121.4
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167.8
78.9
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
666.03
72.98
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.05
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.07
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
33.39
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
33.09
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
8
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
22.57
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
526
57.63
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.58
26.58
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
10.41
10.41
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
1.48
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.53
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.83
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
124
13.59
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
23.04
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
41
4.49
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.51
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
23.04
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
8
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
56.16
56.16

Fielding Stats for Ed Beecher and Joe Pepitone

Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.02
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.13
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
1.01
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7527
27
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34749
27
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2509
9
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11583
9
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
1.83
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9036
7.02
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.21
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
0.51
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.37
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.06
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
2.41
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9767
7.59
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
2.04
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9686
7.53
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.67
84.67
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.004
2.004
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.685
6.685
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.37
89.37
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
0.61
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0