Alex Beam vs. Hector Fajardo — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hector Fajardo
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hector Fajardo 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. Alex Beam posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.5 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 6.95 and 1.536 for Hector Fajardo. By the career numbers, Alex Beam had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Hector Fajardo

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.67
56.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.5
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.95
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.95
6.95
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
10.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.72
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
40.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
7.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
36.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.39
40.39

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Hector Fajardo

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.67
56.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Hector Fajardo

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
6000
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-128.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Hector Fajardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Hector Fajardo
Career
Per 600 PA