Alex Beam vs. Tim Corcoran — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Corcoran
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tim Corcoran 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. Tim Corcoran posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.97 and WHIP 1.581 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Tim Corcoran had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Tim Corcoran

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
8.84
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.97
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572
39.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
5.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
33.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Tim Corcoran

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Tim Corcoran

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4800
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA