Alex Beam vs. Cecil Cole — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cecil Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Cecil 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 8.16 and 2.058 for Cecil 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 Cecil Cole

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.5
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
8.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
10.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.5
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
7.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
47.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
10.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.058
2.058
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
37.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.09
47.09

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Cecil Cole

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Cecil Cole

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
415.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
11.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-6.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA