Alex Beam vs. Fred Caligiuri — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Caligiuri
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Caligiuri 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. Fred Caligiuri posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.52 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Fred Caligiuri had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Fred Caligiuri

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
10.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
41.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
37.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Fred Caligiuri

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Fred Caligiuri

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
317.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
564.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
32.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
176.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
24.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA