Alex Beam vs. José Figueroa — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
José Figueroa
Greatest GenerationP.R.Throws RightCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

José Figueroa 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. José Figueroa posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.08 and WHIP 1.629 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, José Figueroa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and José Figueroa

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
11.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.09
11.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.795
0.795
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
42.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
6.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.62
6.62
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.629
1.629
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.02
42.02

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and José Figueroa

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.93
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.93
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.93
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and José Figueroa

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
300
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
572.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.69
18.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
19.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Figueroa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
José Figueroa
Career
Per 600 PA