Alex Beam vs. Lance Lynn — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lance Lynn
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lance Lynn 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. Lance Lynn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Lance Lynn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Lance Lynn

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.41
93.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
3.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1856
8.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
3.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
9.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8520
38.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
4.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7643
34.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Lance Lynn

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Lance Lynn

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
655.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
509.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
43.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.73
6.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
52.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
68.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
27.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.03
-14.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
159
286.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
63.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA