Alex Beam vs. Dick Weik — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Weik
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Weik 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. Dick Weik posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.9 and WHIP 2.059 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Dick Weik had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Dick Weik

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.21
34.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
8.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.5
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
9.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.8
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
43.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
6.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
33.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.81
43.81

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Dick Weik

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
41.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
20.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
26.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
25.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.605
0.605
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Dick Weik

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
821.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
557.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.58
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
37.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
168.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
39.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
168.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA