Alex Beam vs. Tom Fordham — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Fordham
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Alex Beam posted a stronger line than Tom Fordham. Alex Beam posted stronger numbers in ERA (6.5 vs 6.61) and WHIP (1.444 vs 1.867). By the career numbers, Alex Beam had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Tom Fordham

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.5
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
6.61
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
7.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
42.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.83
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
6.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.837
1.837
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
34.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.15
42.15

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Tom Fordham

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Tom Fordham

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
21600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA