Alex Beam vs. Ray Crone — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Crone
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Crone 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. Ray Crone posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Ray Crone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Ray Crone

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.53
44.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1638
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
9.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.99
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.85
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
4.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2320
38.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
4.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2142
35.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Ray Crone

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1638
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.53
44.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Ray Crone

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
451.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
514.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
59.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
52.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.58
11.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
65.93
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
112.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
32.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
49.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.59
1.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
52.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
171.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Crone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
32.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Crone
Career
Per 600 PA