Alex Beam vs. Bill Macdonald — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Macdonald
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Macdonald 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. Bill Macdonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Bill Macdonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Bill Macdonald

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
8.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.95
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.998
0.998
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
39.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
33.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Bill Macdonald

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Bill Macdonald

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
392.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
534.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
65.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.25
13.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
109.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
196.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA