Alex Beam vs. Bill Champion — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Champion
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Champion 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. Bill Champion posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.69 and WHIP 1.569 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Bill Champion had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Bill Champion

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.48
40.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.5
50.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
4.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2413
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
804.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
9.77
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.72
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
3.96
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.39
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3538
39.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
5.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3112
34.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Bill Champion

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2415
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
2.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.995
0.995
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.5
50.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Bill Champion

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
1122.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
544.95
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
77.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.35
18.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
104.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.82
4.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
39
214.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA