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 hit.

What teams did Joe Beckwith play for?

Joe Beckwith played for 2 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1979–1980, 1982–1983, 1986) and the Kansas City Royals (1984–1985).

What were Joe Beckwith's career stats?

In 229 games, Joe Beckwith went 18-19 with a 3.54 ERA, 319 strikeouts, 422.0 innings pitched, and 7 saves.

What was Joe Beckwith's salary?

Joe Beckwith's last recorded salary was $200,000, in 1986. His highest recorded salary was $358,000, in 1985, and his lowest was $200,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1986.

What position did Joe Beckwith play?

Joe Beckwith played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Joe Beckwith and how much did he weigh?

Joe Beckwith was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Joe Beckwith's career ERA?

Joe Beckwith finished with a 3.54 career ERA, going 18-19 with 319 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Joe Beckwith have?

Joe Beckwith recorded 319 career strikeouts.

Is Joe Beckwith in the Hall of Fame?

No. Joe Beckwith has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Joe Beckwith

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

Joe Beckwith was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1986 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Kansas City Royals, a span of 8 seasons. Across 229 career appearances, he went 18-19 with a 3.54 ERA and 319 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3546.1.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

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

Joe Beckwith — 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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Joe Beckwith — Season-by-Season Pitching
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	37.1	42	18	15	28	4.34	4.00 (-8%)	161.4
1980	LAN	NL	3	3	38	0	0	59.2	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	100.2	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	18.1	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

Joe Beckwith — 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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Joe Beckwith — Season-by-Season Batting
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

Joe Beckwith — 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

Joe Beckwith — 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

Joe Beckwith — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	4.1	2	0	2	6	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Joe Beckwith — 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	2.1	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

Joe Beckwith — 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

Joe Beckwith — 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

Joe Beckwith — 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

Joe Beckwith — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	229	5	34	51	6	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Joe Beckwith — 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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Joe Beckwith — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	229

Salary History

Joe Beckwith's recorded salaries total $558,000 over 2 seasons, 1985 to 1986. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Beckwith's career ran from 1979 to 1986. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Joe Beckwith — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1986	LAN	NL	$200,000
1985	KCA	AL	$358,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$558,000

College History

Joe Beckwith — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Auburn University	Auburn	AL	1974, 1975, 1976, 1977

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Joe Beckwith: the record in brief

The profile opens with Joe Beckwith's first major league game on July 21, 1979; the last one listed came on September 30, 1986. Beckwith played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1979 through 1986) and the Kansas City Royals (1984 to 1985). Beckwith, born on January 28, 1955, in Opelika, AL, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 3 inches and 200 pounds. Beckwith died on May 22, 2021, in Auburn, AL, USA. The given name on file is Thomas Joseph Beckwith.

Across 229 games (5 starts), Beckwith recorded 18 wins against 19 losses with a 3.54 ERA. The totals include 319 strikeouts. That 3.54 ERA compares with a 3.89 league average across the same seasons, 9.1% better. The best win total was 8, in 1984. 1985 produced Beckwith's most strikeouts, 80. In 1984, one of the busiest seasons, Beckwith posted a 3.40 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.81.

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 hit.
What teams did Joe Beckwith play for?: Joe Beckwith played for 2 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1979–1980, 1982–1983, 1986) and the Kansas City Royals (1984–1985).
What were Joe Beckwith's career stats?: In 229 games, Joe Beckwith went 18-19 with a 3.54 ERA, 319 strikeouts, 422.0 innings pitched, and 7 saves.
How much did Joe Beckwith earn in his career?: Joe Beckwith's recorded salaries total $558,000 over 2 seasons, 1985 to 1986. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Beckwith's career ran from 1979 to 1986. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Joe Beckwith's salary?: Joe Beckwith's last recorded salary was $200,000, in 1986. His highest recorded salary was $358,000, in 1985, and his lowest was $200,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1986.
What position did Joe Beckwith play?: Joe Beckwith played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Joe Beckwith and how much did he weigh?: Joe Beckwith was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Joe Beckwith's career ERA?: Joe Beckwith finished with a 3.54 career ERA, going 18-19 with 319 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Joe Beckwith have?: Joe Beckwith recorded 319 career strikeouts.
Is Joe Beckwith in the Hall of Fame?: No. Joe Beckwith has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.