Alex Beam vs. Matt Williams — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Williams
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Williams 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. Matt Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.29 and WHIP 1.471 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Matt Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Matt Williams

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
8.74
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
7.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
34.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Matt Williams

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Matt Williams

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA