Alex Beam vs. Rube Curry — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Curry
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Curry 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. Rube Curry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.254 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Rube Curry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Rube Curry

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.99
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.64
72.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3973
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1348
9.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
4.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5036
34.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
4.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
32
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4522
30.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.22
34.22

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Rube Curry

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4104
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
3.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
3.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.424
2.424
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.74
70.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Rube Curry

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
220.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
541.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
116.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
91.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
14.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
24.73
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.11
41.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
154.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
143.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
53.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
52.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
101.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.97
45.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109.17
109.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
31.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100