Alex Beam vs. Jim McDonald — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim McDonald
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim McDonald 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. Jim McDonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.27 and WHIP 1.543 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Jim McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Jim McDonald

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.44
40.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
9.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.831
0.831
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2064
39.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.58
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
5.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1825
35.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Jim McDonald

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
7.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
6.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
8.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
8.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.2
96.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.118
1.118
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.44
15.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Jim McDonald

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
545.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
501.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
90.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
66.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
19.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
23.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
38.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
117.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
160.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
39.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
94.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.07
39.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
70.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
188.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
3.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA