Alex Beam vs. Fred Norman — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Norman
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Norman 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. Fred Norman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Fred Norman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Fred Norman

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.24
50.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.5
66.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5819
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1939.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1790
8.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.87
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
3.78
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
6.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.092
1.092
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8279
38.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.19
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
4.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7285
33.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Fred Norman

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5820
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1940
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.93
91.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.5
66.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Fred Norman

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
364.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
674
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
574
510.98
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
64.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
60.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.81
11.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
67.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
97.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
49.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
32.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
157.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
55.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA