Alex Beam vs. Matt Whisenant — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Whisenant
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Alex Beam and Matt Whisenant are fairly close on the surface numbers. Alex Beam posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.444 vs 1.614) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.46). Matt Whisenant had the advantage in ERA (4.96 vs 6.5). By the career numbers, Alex Beam had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Matt Whisenant

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.77
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
8.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.04
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
5.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.92
5.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
6.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
40.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
33.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Matt Whisenant

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.164
0.164
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Matt Whisenant

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA