Alex Beam vs. Nestor Cortes — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nestor Cortes
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Nestor Cortes 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. Nestor Cortes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.192 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Nestor Cortes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Nestor Cortes

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.73
65.73
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
8.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
2.69
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
9.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2490
37.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
4.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2279
34.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Nestor Cortes

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.73
65.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Nestor Cortes

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
86400
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA