Alex Beam vs. Hector Mercado — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hector Mercado
Gen XP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Alex Beam and Hector Mercado are fairly close on the surface numbers. Alex Beam posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.444 vs 1.564) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 1.08). Hector Mercado had the advantage in ERA (4.55 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 Hector Mercado

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
8.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.72
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
40.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.8
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Hector Mercado

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Hector Mercado

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
7466.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.82
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-40.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA