Alex Beam vs. Steve Foster — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Foster
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Alex Beam and Steve Foster are fairly close on the surface numbers. Steve Foster posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.41 vs 6.5) and WHIP (1.193 vs 1.444). Alex Beam had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.6). By the career numbers, Steve Foster 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 Steve Foster

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
8.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.23
8.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.926
0.926
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
36.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
33.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Steve Foster

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
2.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Steve Foster

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5900
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
21.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA