Alex Beam vs. Travis Wood — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Travis Wood
MillenialArkansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Travis 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. Travis Wood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Travis Wood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Travis Wood

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
2.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.53
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.34
44.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.33
49.33
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
4.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2982
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
994
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
938
8.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
7.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4240
38.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3764
34.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Travis Wood

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
2.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.32
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.95
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Travis Wood

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
605.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
546.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
100.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
64.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
14.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
36.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.68
43.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
179.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
117.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
51.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
67.89
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
99.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.15
35.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
115
211.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100