Alex Beam vs. Cy Falkenberg — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cy Falkenberg
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cy Falkenberg 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. Cy Falkenberg posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.68 and WHIP 1.222 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Cy Falkenberg had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Cy Falkenberg

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.38
51.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.61
80.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
678
2.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6825
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2275
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2090
8.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
2.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
4.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9178
36.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8419
33.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.31
36.31

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Cy Falkenberg

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3645
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1215
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
727
5.39
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
6.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
6.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.08
94.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.506
2.506
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Cy Falkenberg

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
232.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
857
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
771
539.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
81.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
70.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
7.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
11.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.89
20.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
97.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
112.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
34.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
32.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
66.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.32
14.93
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
191.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
30.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Falkenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100