Alex Beam vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning 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. Matt Manning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Matt Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Matt Manning

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
8.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
34.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Matt Manning

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Matt Manning

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA