Alex Beam vs. Lynn McGlothen — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lynn McGlothen
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lynn McGlothen 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. Lynn McGlothen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Lynn McGlothen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Lynn McGlothen

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.04
48.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.21
63.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
3.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4493
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1497.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1553
9.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.76
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
3.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
5.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6468
38.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
4.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5749
34.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Lynn McGlothen

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4493
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1497.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.05
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.49
97.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.855
0.855
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.21
63.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Lynn McGlothen

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
379.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
540.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
93.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
73.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
20.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
20.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.71
19.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
113.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
106.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
35.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
29.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
65.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.81
14.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
122.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
4.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
42.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA