Alex Beam vs. Joe Muir — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Muir
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Muir 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. Joe Muir posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.19 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Joe Muir had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Muir

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
40.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.69
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
36.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Muir

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Muir

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1145.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
10.81
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA