Alex Beam vs. Eddie Wall — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eddie Wall
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland ElitesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eddie Wall 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 11.12 and 2.250 for Eddie Wall. 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 Eddie Wall

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.19
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.19
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.5
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
11.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
11.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.91
11.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.5
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
8.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.456
1.456
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
46.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.19
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
13.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
36.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.46
46.46

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Eddie Wall

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Eddie Wall

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
675
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-8.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA