Alex Beam vs. Ted Lyons — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lyons
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lyons 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. Ted Lyons posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Ted Lyons had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Ted Lyons

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
1.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.06
53.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.48
81.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
0.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1696
3.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12483
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4161
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4489
9.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
2.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
2.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.527
0.527
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17846
38.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2056
4.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16694
36.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Ted Lyons

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.953
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Ted Lyons

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
245.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1726
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1563
543.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
126.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
104.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
17.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
21.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119.98
41.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
155.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
154.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
56.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
51.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
106.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.31
47.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
25.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
69.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.59
8.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
28.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0