Alex Beam vs. Chris Welsh — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Welsh
Baby BoomersDelawareThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Welsh 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. Chris Welsh posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.45 and WHIP 1.477 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Chris Welsh had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Chris Welsh

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.51
41.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.48
61.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
9.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.87
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333
39.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
4.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2095
35.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Chris Welsh

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
2.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
1.049
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Chris Welsh

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
449.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
526.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
95.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
22.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.77
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.01
29.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
128.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
125.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
103.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
24.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
187.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
44.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50