Alex Beam vs. Lou Lucier — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Lucier
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Lucier 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. Lou Lucier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.623 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Lou Lucier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Lou Lucier

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
10.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
40.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.623
1.623
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
35.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Lou Lucier

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.83
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Lou Lucier

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
761.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.1
25.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
29.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA