Alex Beam vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers 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. Deacon Meyers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.75 and WHIP 1.422 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Deacon Meyers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Deacon Meyers

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.75
58.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
32
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Deacon Meyers

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.977
1.977
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Deacon Meyers

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
271.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67