Alex Beam vs. Ron Mathis — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Mathis
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Mathis 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. Ron Mathis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.93 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Ron Mathis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Ron Mathis

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.81
25.81
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
5.93
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
10.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.99
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.976
0.976
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
41.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.598
1.598
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
35.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.05
41.05

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Ron Mathis

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
2.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.613
0.613
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Ron Mathis

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
978.95
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-19.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA