Alex Beam vs. Mike Wood — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Wood
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Wood 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. Mike Wood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.49 and WHIP 1.622 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Mike Wood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Mike Wood

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.58
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.91
33.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
5.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1032
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
10.96
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.96
10.96
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
4.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
40.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
6.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
36.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Mike Wood

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1032
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.54
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.91
33.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Mike Wood

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
13800
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-62.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA