Alex Beam vs. Joe Margoneri — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Margoneri
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Margoneri 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. Joe Margoneri posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Joe Margoneri had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Margoneri

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
9.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
40.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
35.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Margoneri

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Margoneri

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
526.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
541.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.21
17.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.97
-14.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
160.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA