Alex Beam vs. Brandon McCarthy — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brandon McCarthy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brandon McCarthy 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. Brandon McCarthy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.317 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Brandon McCarthy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Brandon McCarthy

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.92
47.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.25
77.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
6.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5163
37.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
4.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4740
34.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Brandon McCarthy

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.05
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Brandon McCarthy

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
916.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
524.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.45
5.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
64.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.79
-20.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
76
273.05
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA