Alex Beam vs. Joe Callahan — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Callahan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Callahan 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. Joe Callahan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.4 and WHIP 1.639 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Joe Callahan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Callahan

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
10.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
40.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.84
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
35.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Callahan

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Callahan

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
540
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-39.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Callahan
Career
Per 600 PA