Alex Beam vs. Bill Force — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Force
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Force 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. Bill Force posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Bill Force had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Bill Force

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.47
57.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
4.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2804
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
934.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
9.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
2.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
4.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3724
35.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
5.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
32
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3280
31.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.86
35.86

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Bill Force

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2920
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
973.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
2.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.88
90.88
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.28
55.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Bill Force

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
266.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
518.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
114.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
84.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
15.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
30.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.4
54.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
167.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
167.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.99
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
50.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
108.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.45
59.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
48.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122.75
122.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
29.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100