Alex Beam vs. Norm McRae — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Norm McRae
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Alex Beam and Norm McRae are fairly close on the surface numbers. Alex Beam posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.444 vs 1.573) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.26). Norm McRae had the advantage in ERA (3.15 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 Norm McRae

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.77
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
7.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
6.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.83
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
40.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.93
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
33.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Norm McRae

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Norm McRae

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA