Alex Beam vs. Jim Converse — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Converse
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Converse 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 7.21 and 2.168 for Jim Converse. 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 Jim Converse

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.5
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
7.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
11.84
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.84
11.84
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.83
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
6.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.449
1.449
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
44.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
7.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.4
7.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.086
2.086
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
36.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.2
44.2

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Jim Converse

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Jim Converse

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jim Converse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Converse
Career
Per 600 PA