Alex Beam vs. Kevin Coffman — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Coffman
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Coffman 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. Kevin Coffman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.42 and WHIP 1.952 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Kevin Coffman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Kevin Coffman

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.06
58.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
6.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.42
6.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
9.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.5
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
7.73
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
43.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
7.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.934
1.934
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
34.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.67
43.67

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Kevin Coffman

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
3.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Kevin Coffman

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
480
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
555
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
36.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
150
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
135
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
31.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
180
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA