Alex Beam vs. Vern Law — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vern Law
Silent GenerationIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Vern Law 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. Vern Law posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Vern Law had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Vern Law

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.43
52.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.36
75.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
3.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8016
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2672
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
2833
9.54
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
0.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
2.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
3.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11231
37.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
4.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10594
35.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Vern Law

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7296
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2432
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
685
2.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
2.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.23
97.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Vern Law

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
309.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
883
529.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
114.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
82.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
31.8
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.07
40.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
142.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
57.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
105
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.7
41.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
24.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
107.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.59
5.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
37.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
24
14.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100