Alex Beam vs. Joe Fleet — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Fleet
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Fleet 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. Alex Beam posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.5 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 12.46 and 1.615 for Joe Fleet. By the career numbers, Alex Beam had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Fleet

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.5
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
12.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
39.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
14.54
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.54
14.54
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.615
1.615
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
32
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
31.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Fleet

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
8.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Fleet

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA