Alex Beam vs. Ray Fontenot — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Fontenot
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Fontenot 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. Ray Fontenot posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Ray Fontenot had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Ray Fontenot

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.02
49.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.76
42.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
4.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
10.05
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.77
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
38.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1921
35.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Ray Fontenot

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.73
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
2.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.76
42.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Ray Fontenot

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
1673.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
553.85
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.24
-37.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
24
276.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA