Alex Beam vs. Denny Lemaster — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny Lemaster
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Denny Lemaster 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. Denny Lemaster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Denny Lemaster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Denny Lemaster

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.75
69.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5363
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1787.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1703
8.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
6.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
38.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6911
34.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Denny Lemaster

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.868
0.868
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Denny Lemaster

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
335.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
519.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
67.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
56.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.48
17.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
87.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
98.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
33.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
53.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.24
6.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
30.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
180.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
44.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA