Alex Beam vs. Larry Christenson — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Christenson
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Larry Christenson 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. Larry Christenson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.305 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Larry Christenson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Larry Christenson

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.9
53.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.53
90.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4208
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1402.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1401
8.99
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
5.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5861
37.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5345
34.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Larry Christenson

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4208
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1402.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
1.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.61
91.61
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.078
1.078
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.53
90.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Larry Christenson

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
288.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
506.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
75.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
45.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
15.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
30.83
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.51
32.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
135.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
104.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
36.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
54.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
78.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
22.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
28.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
223
264.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
2.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
64.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100