Alex Beam vs. Steve Mura — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Mura
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Mura 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. Steve Mura posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.473 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Steve Mura had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Steve Mura

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.7
49.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1898
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
8.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
5.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
38.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
4.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2383
33.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Steve Mura

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1898
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
1.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.71
93.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.802
0.802
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.7
49.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Steve Mura

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
563.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
527.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
53.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
43.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.48
8.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
62.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
76.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
29.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
49.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
79.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.99
-9.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
142.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
4.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Mura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
49.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Mura
Career
Per 600 PA