Alex Beam vs. Joe Cascarella — Career Comparison

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

Joe Cascarella 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 Cascarella posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.84 and WHIP 1.607 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Joe Cascarella had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Cascarella

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.8
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
4.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1622
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
10.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
4.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2430
40.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.97
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
5.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2153
35.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.45
40.45

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Cascarella

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Cascarella

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
471.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
543.96
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
65.93
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
59.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.48
11.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
72.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
89.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
32.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
52.75
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.45
-1.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
158.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
32.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA