Alex Beam vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe 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. Barney Wolfe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.142 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Barney Wolfe

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.26
80.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
8.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.04
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1929
34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Barney Wolfe

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Barney Wolfe

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
241.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
555.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
60.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.91
15.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
82.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
92.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-1.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
190.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA