Alex Beam vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray 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 Murray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.7 and WHIP 1.833 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Joe Murray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Murray

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Murray

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Joe Murray

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA