Alex Beam vs. King Cole — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
King Cole
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

King 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. King Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, King Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and King Cole

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.69
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.47
67.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.89
65.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2192
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
8.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
0.861
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3001
36.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2644
32.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and King Cole

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
6.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
7.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.91
89.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.26
23.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and King Cole

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
287.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
551.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
95.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
77.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
17.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.39
25.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
119.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
115.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
73.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.83
21.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
177.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100