Alex Beam vs. Scott Williamson — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Williamson
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Alex Beam and Scott Williamson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Scott Williamson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.36 vs 6.5) and WHIP (1.357 vs 1.444). Alex Beam had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.72). By the career numbers, Scott Williamson 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 Scott Williamson

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
7.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
6.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.72
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
10.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1864
38.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.81
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
3.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1574
32.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Scott Williamson

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
7.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.08
95.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.169
0.169
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Scott Williamson

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
6254.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
418.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
3.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.56
-10.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
254.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA