Alex Beam vs. Andy Coakley — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Coakley
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andy Coakley 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. Andy Coakley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.35 and WHIP 1.245 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Andy Coakley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Andy Coakley

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.57
49.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.67
82.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
2.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
8.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
3.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
36.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3986
33.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.31
36.31

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Andy Coakley

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.99
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3180
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
2.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
2.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.56
93.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.033
2.033
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Andy Coakley

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
228.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359
546.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
63.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
57.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.69
11.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
71.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
89.85
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
30.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-2.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
158
240.61
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
27.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100