Alex Beam vs. Jordan Lyles — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jordan Lyles
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jordan Lyles 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. Jordan Lyles posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.22 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Jordan Lyles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Jordan Lyles

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.22
40.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.63
68.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
5.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4527
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1626
9.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
1.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
2.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
6.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6586
39.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
5.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5951
35.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Jordan Lyles

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
2.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4527
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
0.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
1.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.91
68.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Jordan Lyles

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
872.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
537.35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
60.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
45.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.13
14.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
84.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
89.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
38.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
36.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
69.88
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.95
-4.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
115
277.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Jordan Lyles
Career
Per 600 PA