Alex Beam vs. Jim Willis — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Willis
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Willis 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. Jim Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Jim Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Jim Willis

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.99
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.71
70.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
9.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2708
38.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2498
35.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Jim Willis

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.98
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2004
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.98
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.762
1.762
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.52
69.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Jim Willis

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
240
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
556.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
139.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
111.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
26.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
28.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.84
47.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
170.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
161.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
69.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
122.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.45
55.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100