Alex Beam vs. Joe McClain — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe McClain 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. Joe McClain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.360 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Joe McClain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Joe McClain

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.74
76.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9.69
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
38.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
36.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Joe McClain

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Joe McClain

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
569.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
83.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.92
29.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
144.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
28.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA