Alex Beam vs. Jack Flater — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Flater
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Flater 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. Jack Flater posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.06 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Jack Flater had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Jack Flater

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
8.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.01
8.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.509
0.509
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
35.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
32
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
31.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.01
35.01

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Jack Flater

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Jack Flater

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.54
20.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
150
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.32
12.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA