Alex Beam vs. Alphonso Cox — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alphonso Cox
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Alphonso Cox 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. Alphonso Cox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.14 and WHIP 1.634 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Alphonso Cox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Alphonso Cox

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
9.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.041
1.041
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
41.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
34.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Alphonso Cox

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Alphonso Cox

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
243.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
567.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
35.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
145.95
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
42.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA