Alex Beam vs. Brad Woodall — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Woodall
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brad Woodall 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. Brad Woodall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.31 and WHIP 1.474 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Brad Woodall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Brad Woodall

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.09
49.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
5.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
9.85
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.75
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.979
0.979
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
39.41
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
5.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.92
5.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
35.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.41
39.41

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Brad Woodall

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.66
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Brad Woodall

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
610
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
480
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.72
67.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
170
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
200
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
70
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
90
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.71
77.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
70
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
120
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Woodall
Career
Per 600 PA