Alex Beam vs. Aaron Nola — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aaron Nola
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Aaron Nola 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. Aaron Nola posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.158 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Aaron Nola had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Aaron Nola

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.05
55.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
3.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5147
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
7.98
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
2.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
9.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.58
6.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7039
36.93
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
4.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6486
34.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.93
36.93

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Aaron Nola

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5147
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Aaron Nola

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
539.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
511.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
45.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.74
8.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
56.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
86.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.14
-9.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
158
298.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
2.01
2.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
45.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA