Alex Beam vs. Max Fried — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Max Fried
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Max Fried 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. Max Fried posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.03 and WHIP 1.158 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Max Fried had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Max Fried

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.77
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.17
69.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3239
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1079.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
7.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.75
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
8.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.39
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4415
36.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
3.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4041
33.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Max Fried

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3239
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1079.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.58
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
2.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.235
1.235
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Max Fried

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
853.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
507.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
108.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
80.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
28.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
28.19
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.79
39.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
136.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
148.99
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
80.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
116.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.54
42.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
40.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
161.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
52.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA