Alex Beam vs. Charles Murphy — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charles Murphy
UnknownNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Charles Murphy 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. Alex Beam posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.5 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 9.26 and 1.843 for Charles Murphy. By the career numbers, Alex Beam had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Charles Murphy

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.5
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
11.96
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.96
11.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
47.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
10.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
41.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Charles Murphy

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Charles Murphy

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.9
-60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA