Alex Beam vs. Marion Cain — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marion Cain
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Marion Cain 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. Alex Beam posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.5 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 8.59 and 2.045 for Marion Cain. By the career numbers, Alex Beam had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Marion Cain

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.5
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
8.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
13.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
44.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
37.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.18
44.18

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Marion Cain

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Marion Cain

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
381.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
117.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
381.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
133.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA