Alex Beam vs. Al Mattern — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Mattern
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Mattern 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. Al Mattern posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.394 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Al Mattern had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Al Mattern

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.12
68.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2533
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
9.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
3.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3493
37.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3184
33.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.23
37.23

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Al Mattern

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1953
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
3.61
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.25
95.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.181
2.181
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Al Mattern

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
270.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
533.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
88.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
80.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.84
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.99
19.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
98.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
107.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
33.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
64.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.5
16.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
127.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
4.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
47.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100