Alex Beam vs. Erskine Mayer — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Erskine Mayer
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Erskine Mayer 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. Erskine Mayer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.233 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Erskine Mayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Erskine Mayer

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.35
67.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
2.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1415
8.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
2.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
3.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5906
37.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5507
34.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Erskine Mayer

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.914
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Erskine Mayer

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
292.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
453
541.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
100.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
77.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.95
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
22.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.67
34.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
136.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
135.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
33.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
77.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.49
34.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
33.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
130.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
4.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
23.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA