Alex Beam vs. Tony Fossas — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tony Fossas
Baby BoomersCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Alex Beam and Tony Fossas are fairly close on the surface numbers. Alex Beam posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.444 vs 1.564) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.84). Tony Fossas had the advantage in ERA (3.9 vs 6.5). 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 Tony Fossas

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
12.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
3.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1247
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
9.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.84
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
3.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
7.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1842
39.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
4.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1616
34.99
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Tony Fossas

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
12.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1247
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
2.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.72
89.72
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.169
0.169
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Tony Fossas

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
340200
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-260
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA