Alex Beam vs. Lefty Willis — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Alex Beam and Lefty Willis are fairly close on the surface numbers. Alex Beam posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.444 vs 1.508) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.56). Lefty Willis had the advantage in ERA (3.92 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 Lefty Willis

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
10.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
39.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
35.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Lefty Willis

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Lefty Willis

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
915.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
568.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
9.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-4.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA