Alex Beam vs. Pug Cavet — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pug Cavet
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pug Cavet 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. Pug Cavet posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Pug Cavet had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Pug Cavet

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.95
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.9
44.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
679
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
8.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.641
0.641
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
36.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.72
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
4.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
33.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.38
36.38

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Pug Cavet

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.633
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Pug Cavet

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
367.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
540
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
82.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.55
26.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
112.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.41
18.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
34
255
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
2.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100