Alex Beam vs. Mike Farmer — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Farmer
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Farmer 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 7.71 and 1.607 for Mike Farmer. 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 Mike Farmer

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.5
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
7.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.96
6.96
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
10.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
40.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
8.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.82
40.82

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Mike Farmer

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Mike Farmer

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA