Alex Beam vs. Matt Wagner — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Wagner
Gen XIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Wagner 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. Alex Beam posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.5 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 6.86 and 1.638 for Matt Wagner. By the career numbers, Alex Beam had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Matt Wagner

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.5
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
6.86
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
10.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.24
10.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
40.95
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.613
1.613
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
35.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Matt Wagner

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Matt Wagner

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA