Alex Beam vs. Monte Weaver — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Monte Weaver
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Monte Weaver 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. Monte Weaver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.494 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Monte Weaver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Monte Weaver

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.68
58.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.16
67.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
4.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3156
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
9.73
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4632
39.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
5.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4192
35.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Monte Weaver

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.72
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.114
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Monte Weaver

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
295.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
553.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
115.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
95.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
14.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
20.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.44
35.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
141.95
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
143.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
62.93
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
43.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
106.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.62
38.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
106.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.62
5.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA