Alex Beam vs. Arnold Waites — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Arnold Waites
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Arnold Waites 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. Arnold Waites posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.47 and WHIP 1.705 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Arnold Waites had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Arnold Waites

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.74
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
11.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
11.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
42.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
7.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.706
1.706
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
36.99
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.72
42.72

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Arnold Waites

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Arnold Waites

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
400
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
525
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.88
21.99
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
27.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA