Alex Beam vs. Tom Cheney — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Cheney
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Cheney 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. Tom Cheney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Tom Cheney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Tom Cheney

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.74
61.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
7.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.73
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
6.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1981
38.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
4.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1730
33.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Tom Cheney

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.76
91.76
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.678
0.678
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Tom Cheney

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
474.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
521.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
70.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.84
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
11.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
78.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
90.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
66.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
125.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.78
4.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA