Alex Beam vs. Archie Cole — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Archie Cole
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaToledo TigersNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Archie Cole 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. Alex Beam posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.5 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 9.11 and 2.138 for Archie Cole. By the career numbers, Alex Beam had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Archie Cole

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
11.81
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
45.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
11.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.138
2.138
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
36.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.23
45.23

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Archie Cole

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Archie Cole

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
8.98
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.23
13.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA