Alex Beam vs. Craig Lefferts — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Alex Beam and Craig Lefferts are fairly close on the surface numbers. Craig Lefferts posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.43 vs 6.5) and WHIP (1.296 vs 1.444). Alex Beam had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.94). By the career numbers, Craig Lefferts had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Craig Lefferts

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1108
8.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
5.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4754
37.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.61
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4304
33.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Craig Lefferts

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
1.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Craig Lefferts

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
2844.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
538.78
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
65.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.21
13.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
85.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.39
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-4.95
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
64
261.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA