Alex Beam vs. Carl Mathias — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mathias
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mathias 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. Alex Beam posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.5 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 7.14 and 1.655 for Carl Mathias. By the career numbers, Alex Beam had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Carl Mathias

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.5
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
7.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
11.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
42.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
8.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
38.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.21
42.21

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Carl Mathias

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Carl Mathias

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA