Alex Beam vs. Rube Manning — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Manning
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube 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. Rube Manning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.285 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Rube Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Rube Manning

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.86
67.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1506
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
8.66
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
3.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.745
0.745
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
36.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
32.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.39
36.39

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Rube Manning

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
2.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.835
1.835
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.06
67.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Rube Manning

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
271.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
562.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
103.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
87.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.39
29.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
125
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
128.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
37.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
59.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
28.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
125
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
4.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100