Alex Beam vs. Archie McKain — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Archie McKain
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Alex Beam and Archie McKain are fairly close on the surface numbers. Alex Beam posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.444 vs 1.515) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.48). Archie McKain had the advantage in ERA (4.26 vs 6.5). By the career numbers, Alex Beam had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Archie McKain

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.61
20.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
4.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
9.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
40.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
36.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.25
40.25

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Archie McKain

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Archie McKain

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
614.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
522.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
92.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
51.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
29.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
40.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.3
45.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
150.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
154.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
95.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.06
40.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
176.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA