Alex Beam vs. Andrew Cashner — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andrew Cashner
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andrew Cashner 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. Andrew Cashner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Andrew Cashner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Andrew Cashner

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.67
62.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
4.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3588
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1196
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1180
8.88
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.98
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
3.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
6.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5109
38.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
4.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4560
34.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Andrew Cashner

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
2.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3589
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1196.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
1.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.46
62.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Andrew Cashner

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
825.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
531.88
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
83.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
73.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.97
20.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
102.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
102.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
41.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
60.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.56
14.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 600 PA
84
220.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Andrew Cashner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100