Alex Beam vs. Danny Fife — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny Fife
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny Fife 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. Danny Fife posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.43 and WHIP 1.722 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Danny Fife had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Danny Fife

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
10.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.96
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
42.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
35.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.18
42.18

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Danny Fife

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Danny Fife

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Danny Fife
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Fife
Career
Per 600 PA