Alex Beam vs. Rollie Fingers — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Fingers
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Alex Beam and Rollie Fingers are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rollie Fingers posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.9 vs 6.5) and WHIP (1.220 vs 1.444). Alex Beam had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.65). By the career numbers, Rollie Fingers had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Rollie Fingers

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
4.99
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.62
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.14
49.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.8
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
2.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1701.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
7.8
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
2.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
6.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6942
36.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
3.75
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
3.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6269
33.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Rollie Fingers

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5102
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
1.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375
1.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.27
96.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Rollie Fingers

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
945
2820.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
537.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
92.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
77.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.72
23.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
119.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
101.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
50.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.63
16.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
134.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
53.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA