Alex Beam vs. Jim Maloney — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Maloney
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Maloney 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. Jim Maloney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.280 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Jim Maloney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Jim Maloney

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
1.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.47
61.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.75
86.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
3.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5547
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1849
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1518
7.39
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
3.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
7.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
37.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
3.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6892
33.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Jim Maloney

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
1.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5550
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1850
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
1.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.69
95.69
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.099
1.099
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.47
86.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Jim Maloney

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
276.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
696
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
628
541.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
108.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
81.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
18.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
27.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.86
36.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
151.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
137.93
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
43.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
45.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
83.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.25
35.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
119.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.01
5.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50