Alex Beam vs. Lefty Wallace — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Wallace
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Wallace 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. Lefty Wallace posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.362 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Lefty Wallace had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Lefty Wallace

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.45
27.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
4.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
8.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.795
0.795
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
39.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.87
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
35.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.32
39.32

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Lefty Wallace

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Lefty Wallace

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
709.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
518.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
3.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-13.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
17
231.82
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA