Alex Beam vs. Gene Lillard — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gene Lillard
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gene Lillard 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 7.09 and 1.944 for Gene Lillard. 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 Gene Lillard

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.5
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
7.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
11.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.46
11.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
43.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
8.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.944
1.944
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
37.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.89
43.89

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Gene Lillard

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Gene Lillard

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
498.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
90.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
27.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
192.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
35.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA