Alex Beam vs. Joe Martinez — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Martinez
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Martinez 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 Martinez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.82 and WHIP 1.850 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Joe Martinez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Martinez

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
12.61
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.61
12.61
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
43.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
38.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.01
43.01

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Martinez

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Martinez

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
1100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
550
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.54
26.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
150
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
21.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA