Alex Beam vs. Nick Willhite — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Willhite
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Willhite 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. Nick Willhite posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.55 and WHIP 1.511 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Nick Willhite had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Nick Willhite

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
9.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
5.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
39.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
5.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
35.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.31
39.31

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Nick Willhite

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Nick Willhite

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
696
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
516
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.31
27.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
108
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
144
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
180
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA