Elden Auker vs. Alex Beam — Career Comparison

Elden Auker
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elden Auker built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Beam as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elden Auker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.495 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Elden Auker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elden Auker and Alex Beam

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.28
56.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.38
78.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
4.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2230
10.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
3.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
2.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.662
0.662
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8688
39.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
5.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7944
36.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Alex Beam

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Alex Beam

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
272.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
700
535.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
100.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
77.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
11.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
22.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.05
35.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
139.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
133.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
55.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
106.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.57
34.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
177.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA