Alex Beam vs. Trevor Cahill — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Trevor Cahill
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Trevor Cahill 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. Trevor Cahill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Trevor Cahill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Trevor Cahill

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
2.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.49
46.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.54
64.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
4.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4523
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1507.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1447
8.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
3.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
6.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6460
38.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
4.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
33.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.56
38.56

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Trevor Cahill

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
2.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4523
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1507.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.61
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
2.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.54
64.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Trevor Cahill

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
1008.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
530.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
63.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
52.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.78
10.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
77.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
77.78
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
52.78
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.61
-4.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
186.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
55.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA