Alex Beam vs. Mike Norris — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Norris
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Mike Norris 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. Mike Norris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.89 and WHIP 1.323 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Mike Norris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Mike Norris

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.57
49.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.11
78.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1124.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
972
7.78
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.86
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
3.99
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
5.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4797
38.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
4.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4171
33.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Mike Norris

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1124.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
2.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.11
78.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Mike Norris

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
122400
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mike Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Norris
Career
Per 600 PA