Alex Beam vs. Charley Lightner — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Lightner
Lost GenerationArkansasNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Lightner 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. Alex Beam posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.5 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 8.03 and 2.595 for Charley Lightner. By the career numbers, Alex Beam had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Charley Lightner

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.5
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
10.95
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.5
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
12.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.41
12.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
48.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.595
2.595
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
34.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Charley Lightner

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Charley Lightner

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
123.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
151.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA