Alex Beam vs. Jake Irvin — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Irvin
Gen ZMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Irvin 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. Jake Irvin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.94 and WHIP 1.340 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Jake Irvin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Jake Irvin

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1466
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
8.95
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
6.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2086
38.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
5.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.99
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1889
34.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Jake Irvin

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1466
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.23
94.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.089
1.089
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Jake Irvin

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jake Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA