Alex Beam vs. Herm Wehmeier — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herm Wehmeier
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herm Wehmeier 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. Herm Wehmeier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.8 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Herm Wehmeier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Herm Wehmeier

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.54
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.48
66.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
961
4.8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5409
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1803
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1806
9.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
1.05
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
4.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
3.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7925
39.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
5.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
35.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Herm Wehmeier

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
3.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
4.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
4.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.01
93.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.958
0.958
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Herm Wehmeier

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
413
366.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
677
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
633
561
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
109.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
93.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
16.84
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.59
28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
134.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
125.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
59.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
35.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
92.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.6
26.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
147.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
20.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA