Alex Beam vs. Charlie Craig — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Craig
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Charlie Craig 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. Charlie Craig posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.96 and WHIP 1.662 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Charlie Craig had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Charlie Craig

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.23
69.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
10.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.65
10.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
42.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
7.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.662
1.662
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
37.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.85
42.85

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Charlie Craig

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Charlie Craig

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
260
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
180
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
25.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Charlie Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Craig
Career
Per 600 PA