Alex Beam vs. Steve Frey — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Frey
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Alex Beam and Steve Frey are fairly close on the surface numbers. Alex Beam posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.444 vs 1.559) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.89). Steve Frey had the advantage in ERA (3.76 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 Steve Frey

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.83
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
912
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
8.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1335
39.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
33.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Steve Frey

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
912
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Steve Frey

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
37680
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-14.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA