Jim Palmer vs Rich Beck

Jim Palmer and Rich Beck compared on their MLB careers: Jim Palmer played 19 seasons, 1965 to 1984, Rich Beck 1 season, 1965 to 1965. Jim Palmer has 268 wins to Rich Beck's 2. Jim Palmer won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jim Palmer and Rich Beck career totals
558GP3
268W2
152L1
2.9ERA2.1
3,948IP21
2,212K10
1,311BB7
1.2WHIP1.4
4SV0

Where each stands all time

Jim Palmer and Rich Beck all-time places
64th (2,212)Strikeouts (pitching)
35th (268)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

  • Jim Palmer: 3 championships; AL Cy Young ×3, AL Gold Glove ×4
  • Rich Beck: 0 championships; none on file

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.

Jim Palmer and Rich Beck season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1965543.721965212.14
2nd196615103.46
3rd1967312.94
4th19691642.34
5th197020102.71
6th19712092.68
7th197221102.07
8th19732292.40
9th19747123.27
10th197523112.09
11th197622132.51
12th197720112.91
13th197821122.46
14th19791063.30
15th198016103.98
16th1981783.75
17th19821553.13
18th1983544.23
19th1984039.17

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA