Alex Beam vs. Luke Walker — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luke Walker
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luke Walker 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. Luke Walker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Luke Walker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Luke Walker

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
2.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.91
48.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.15
41.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
763
8.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3559
38.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
4.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3098
33.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Luke Walker

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
2.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2478
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.597
0.597
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Luke Walker

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
668.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
517.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.22
3.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
63.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.41
-23.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
107
294.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA