Ernie Beam vs. Bert Cole — Career Comparison

Ernie Beam
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Ernie Beam as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bert Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.67 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 11.31 and 2.351 for Ernie Beam. By the career numbers, Bert Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ernie Beam and Bert Cole

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.28
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.31
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.67
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
10.92
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.92
10.92
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.77
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.82
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
47.43
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
40.75
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
5.84
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.351
2.351
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
37.95
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493
37.05
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.43
47.43
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75

Fielding Stats for Ernie Beam and Bert Cole

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Beam and Bert Cole

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
36.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
76.99
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
35.96
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.31
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.31
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50