Javier Vazquez vs Josh Beckett

Javier Vazquez and Josh Beckett compared on their MLB careers: Javier Vazquez played 14 seasons, 1998 to 2011, Josh Beckett 14 seasons, 2001 to 2014. Javier Vazquez has 165 wins to Josh Beckett's 138. Josh Beckett won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Javier Vazquez and Josh Beckett career totals

450	GP	335
165	W	138
160	L	106
4.2	ERA	3.9
2,840	IP	2,051
2,536	K	1,901
763	BB	629
1.3	WHIP	1.2
0	SV	0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Javier Vazquez and Josh Beckett postseason

4	GP	14
18	R	32
24	H	67

Where each stands all time

Javier Vazquez and Josh Beckett all-time places

36th (2,536)	Strikeouts (pitching)	113th (1,901)
202nd (165)	Wins (pitching)	—

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Javier Vazquez: 0 championships; none on file
Josh Beckett: 2 championships; World Series MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Javier Vazquez and Josh Beckett season by season

1st	1998	5	15	6.06	2001	2	2	1.50
2nd	1999	9	8	5.00	2002	6	7	4.10
3rd	2000	11	9	4.05	2003	9	8	3.04
4th	2001	16	11	3.42	2004	9	9	3.79
5th	2002	10	13	3.91	2005	15	8	3.38
6th	2003	13	12	3.24	2006	16	11	5.01
7th	2004	14	10	4.91	2007	20	7	3.27
8th	2005	11	15	4.42	2008	12	10	4.03
9th	2006	11	12	4.84	2009	17	6	3.86
10th	2007	15	8	3.74	2010	6	6	5.78
11th	2008	12	16	4.67	2011	13	7	2.89
12th	2009	15	10	2.87	2012	7	14	4.65
13th	2010	10	10	5.32	2013	0	5	5.19
14th	2011	13	11	3.69	2014	6	6	2.88

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA