Joe Beimel vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Joe Beimel
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Beimel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 4.06 and 1.534 for Joe Beimel. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Beimel and Bill Ricks

Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
8.95
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
4.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2040
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
9.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.87
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
3.6
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
5.02
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
39.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.03
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2599
34.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.14
39.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Beimel and Bill Ricks

Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
8.95
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2040
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.53
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.89
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
2.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
2.42
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.33
94.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Beimel and Bill Ricks

Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
7664.15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
45
509.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
113.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
31.49
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
135.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
37.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
215.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.79
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA