Alex Beam vs. Ad Lankford — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ad Lankford
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln StarsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Ad Lankford 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. Ad Lankford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.616 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Ad Lankford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Ad Lankford

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
11.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
41.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
6.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.96
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
36.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.42
41.42

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Ad Lankford

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
2.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.46
91.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.974
1.974
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Ad Lankford

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
164.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
517.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
119.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
96.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.63
53.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
146.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
174.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
59.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
54.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100