Alex Beam vs. Gerrit Cole — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Gerrit 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. Gerrit Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.092 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Gerrit Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Gerrit Cole

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627
7.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.49
7.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7233
33.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Gerrit Cole

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Gerrit Cole

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
671.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
86.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.08
21.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
109.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.18
12.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA