Alex Beam vs. Dick Woodson — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Woodson
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Woodson 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. Dick Woodson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Dick Woodson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Dick Woodson

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.52
51.52
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.47
55.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
3.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
7.98
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.87
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
4.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2505
38.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2216
33.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.28
38.28

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Dick Woodson

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1769
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
2.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.95
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.934
0.934
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.47
55.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Dick Woodson

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
637.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
544.19
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.93
4.34
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60.47
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.62
-21.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
54
251.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.39
2.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA