What years did Joe Beckwith play?

Joe Beckwith played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1986.

Was Joe Beckwith a pitcher?

Yes. Joe Beckwith pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 319 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joe Beckwith hit?

Joe Beckwith hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Joe Beckwith

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1979-1986)

W–L 18–19

ERA 3.54

WHIP 1.38

SO 319

Pitcher PIV 3546.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 1/28/1955 in Opelika, AL, USA
Died: 5/22/2021 in Auburn, AL, USA
MLB Debut: 1979-07-21
Last Game: 1986-09-30

Full name: Thomas Joseph Beckwith

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
18	19	229	5	0	0	7	422.0	432	166	39	150	319	3.54	3546.1

Career ERA 3.54 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — 9.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1979	LAN	NL	1	2	17	0	2	37.3	42	18	15	28	4.34	4.00 (-8%)	161.4
1980	LAN	NL	3	3	38	0	0	59.7	60	13	23	40	1.96	3.84 (+49%)	1518.5
1982	LAN	NL	2	1	19	1	1	40.0	38	12	14	33	2.70	3.86 (+30%)	1105.4
1983	LAN	NL	3	4	42	3	1	71.0	73	28	35	50	3.55	3.87 (+8%)	160.6
1984	KCA	AL	8	4	49	1	2	100.7	92	38	25	75	3.40	3.81 (+11%)	126.9
1985	KCA	AL	1	5	49	0	1	95.0	99	43	32	80	4.07	3.89 (-5%)	1347.6
1986	LAN	NL	0	0	15	0	0	18.3	28	14	6	13	6.87	3.97 (-73%)	-874.3
Career · 7 seasons			18	19	229	5	7	422.0	432	166	150	319	3.54	—	3,546

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
229	19	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	.053	.100	.053	.153	0

Career AVG .053 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 79.8% below league average.

Career OBP .100 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 69.3% below league average.

Career SLG .053 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — 86.5% below league average.

Career OPS .153 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 78.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1979	LAN	NL	17	5	1	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	LAN	NL	38	2	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	LAN	NL	19	7	1	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	LAN	NL	42	5	1	1	0	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	KCA	AL	49	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	KCA	AL	49	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	LAN	NL	15	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			229	19	3	1	1	10	.053	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1985	WS	KCA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1983	NLCS	LAN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	4.3	2	0	2	6	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1985	WS	KCA	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	3	0.00
1983	NLCS	LAN	0	0	2	0	0	2.3	1	0	2	3	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	113	6	1	0	0	0	.000
Away	115	13	2	1	0	0	.077

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	113	215.1	205	87	75	166	3.64
Away	115	206.1	226	79	74	153	3.45

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1986-09-30	LAD	SDP	—	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	0
1986-09-28	LAD	SFG	—	2.1	2	0	0	1	1	0
1986-09-27	LAD	SFG	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1986-09-19	LAD	CIN	—	1.2	2	1	1	1	3	0
1986-09-13	LAD	CIN	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0
1986-09-05	LAD	PHI	—	1.0	1	2	1	1	0	1
1986-08-30	LAD	NYN	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1986-08-23	LAD	WSN	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
1986-08-20	LAD	NYN	—	2.0	3	2	1	0	1	0
1986-08-15	LAD	SFG	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	229	5	34	51	6	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1979	LAN	P	17	0	5	5	2	0
1980	LAN	P	38	0	1	7	2	0
1982	LAN	P	19	1	2	2	0	0
1983	LAN	P	42	3	8	13	0	1
1984	KCA	P	49	1	10	12	0	1
1985	KCA	P	49	0	7	12	2	1
1986	LAN	P	15	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	229

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1986	LAN	NL	$200,000
1985	KCA	AL	$358,000
Total Career Earnings			$558,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Auburn University	Auburn	AL	1974, 1975, 1976, 1977

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Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Beckwith

What years did Joe Beckwith play?: Joe Beckwith played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1986.
Was Joe Beckwith a pitcher?: Yes. Joe Beckwith pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 319 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joe Beckwith hit?: Joe Beckwith hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.