Alex Beam vs. Woodie Fryman — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Woodie Fryman
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Woodie Fryman 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. Woodie Fryman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.383 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Woodie Fryman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Woodie Fryman

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
2.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.58
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.64
47.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.52
51.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7234
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2411.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2367
8.83
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
3.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1587
5.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.92
5.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10291
38.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1136
4.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.351
1.351
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9196
34.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Woodie Fryman

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
2.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7236
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2412
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
1.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.52
51.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Woodie Fryman

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
625
544.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
689
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
530.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
73.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
66.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
5.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
6.97
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.67
13.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
83.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
86.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
19.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
39.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
154.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
54.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.74
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Woodie Fryman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100