Alex Beam vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Denny McLain 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. Denny McLain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Denny McLain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Denny McLain

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1646
7.85
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7108
33.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Denny McLain

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.307
1.307
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Denny McLain

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
241.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
521.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
69.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
6.77
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.76
12.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
79.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
90.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
52.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
54.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100