Alex Beam vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick 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. Nick Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.236 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Nick Carter

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
8.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
32
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Nick Carter

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Nick Carter

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
420
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA