Alex Beam vs. Sean Nolin — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean Nolin
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean Nolin 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. Sean Nolin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.34 and WHIP 1.803 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Sean Nolin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Sean Nolin

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.16
63.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
12.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
12.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.77
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
42.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.74
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
6.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.64
6.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.803
1.803
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
37.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.79
42.79

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Sean Nolin

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Sean Nolin

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
1900
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-50.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Nolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Nolin
Career
Per 600 PA