Alex Beam vs. Steve Nagy — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Nagy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Nagy 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 Nagy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.42 and WHIP 1.856 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Steve Nagy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Steve Nagy

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
6.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.42
6.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
11.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.8
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
43.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
8.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.856
1.856
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
38.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Steve Nagy

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Steve Nagy

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
420
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
520
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
62.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
200
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
180
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
61.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA