Alex Beam vs. Chuck Finley — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chuck Finley
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chuck Finley 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. Chuck Finley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.388 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Chuck Finley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Chuck Finley

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
1.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.62
53.62
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.12
89.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1366
3.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3069
8.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
0.86
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1332
3.75
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
7.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.35
7.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13638
38.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1517
4.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12041
33.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Chuck Finley

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
1.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493
1.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
1.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.67
90.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.853
0.853
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.12
89.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Chuck Finley

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
5328.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
538.98
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
1.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.58
-36.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
26
264.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
2.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Finley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Finley
Career
Per 600 PA