Joe Beggs vs. Jim Hearn — Career Comparison

Joe Beggs
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Hearn
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Hearn built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Beggs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Beggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 3.81 and 1.372 for Jim Hearn. By the career numbers, Joe Beggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Beggs and Jim Hearn

Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.09
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
2.09
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.21
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.62
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.58
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.47
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.83
57.83
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.05
55.05
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.23
17.23
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.83
57.83
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.33
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
2.96
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
3.81
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2081
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5111
27
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
693.2
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1703.2
9
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
8.93
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
8.77
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.83
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.45
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
3.46
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
2.31
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.53
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.777
0.777
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.18
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.13
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2895
37.56
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7294
38.53
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.65
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.39
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
3.68
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
4.47
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.359
1.359
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2702
35.06
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6614
34.94
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.56
37.56
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Joe Beggs and Jim Hearn

Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.53
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.05
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
27
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644.1
9
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.48
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
4.96
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
6.75
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.44
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.09
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.94
18.94
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Beggs and Jim Hearn

Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
649.09
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
391.26
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
220
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
540
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
532.04
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
90
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
74.76
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
81.82
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
57.28
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.18
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.8
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.18
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.48
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
6.89
18.8
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.82
25.07
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
36
98.18
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
111.65
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
111.82
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
107.77
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
38.18
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
42.72
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
34.95
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
68.18
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
68.93
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.64
15.37
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.16
13.74
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.82
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
32.04
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
130.91
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
214
207.77
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
4.58
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.18
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
33.98
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.8
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100