Alex Beam vs. Woody Williams — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Woody Williams
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Woody 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. Woody Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.617 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Woody Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Woody Williams

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.66
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
10.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.66
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
41.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.77
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.66
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
36.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.16
41.16

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Woody Williams

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Woody Williams

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
488.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
555.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.65
14.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA