Alex Beam vs. Gary Fortune — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Fortune
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Fortune 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 6.61 and 1.738 for Gary Fortune. 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 Gary Fortune

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.5
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
6.61
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
10.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.58
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
41.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.738
1.738
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
36.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Gary Fortune

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Gary Fortune

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
461.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
553.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.25
28.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
23.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
11
253.85
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA