Alex Beam vs. Vic Willis — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vic Willis
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Vic 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. Vic Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.209 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Vic Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Vic Willis

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
1.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
0.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.85
54.85
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.81
91.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
0.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
2.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11988
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3996
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3621
8.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1212
2.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
3.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.21
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16263
36.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14895
33.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.63
36.63

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Vic Willis

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
1.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12291
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4097
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
0.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
2.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1592
3.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1520
3.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.895
2.895
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.14
49.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Vic Willis

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
196.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1623
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1493
551.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
91.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
82.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
7.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
8.87
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.59
22.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
102.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
124.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
39.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
31.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
70.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.49
20.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
29.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
73.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.16
8.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
15.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100