Alex Beam vs. Cliff Carter — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Carter
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cliff Carter 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. Cliff Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.79 and WHIP 1.506 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Cliff Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Cliff Carter

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.62
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.54
52.54
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
10.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2023
40.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
6.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1777
35.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Cliff Carter

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1388
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
2.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.28
88.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.507
1.507
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Cliff Carter

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
240.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
543.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
133.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.81
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.24
57.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
172.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
189.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
67.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
93.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.56
69.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA