Ernie Beam vs. Joe Coleman — Career Comparison

Ernie Beam
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Coleman
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Coleman 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. Joe Coleman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.38 and WHIP 1.533 compared to 11.31 and 2.351 for Ernie Beam. By the career numbers, Joe Coleman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ernie Beam and Joe Coleman

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.28
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.77
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.11
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.41
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.6
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.78
62.78
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.31
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.38
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3402
27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
9
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.04
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
9.3
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.73
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.12
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
4.49
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
3.52
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.82
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
47.43
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4993
39.63
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.44
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.04
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
4.89
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.351
2.351
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.533
1.533
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
37.95
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4414
35.03
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.43
47.43
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Ernie Beam and Joe Coleman

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
7.77
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.18
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258.1
9
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.53
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
5.05
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.93
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.45
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
6.58
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.97
94.97
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.848
0.848
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.25
15.25
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Beam and Joe Coleman

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
328.75
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
600
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
535.14
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
97.3
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
67.81
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.59
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.9
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
29.48
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
36.17
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.62
31.88
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
138.57
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
129.73
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
29.48
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.33
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
61.92
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
35.96
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.5
25.81
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
32.43
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
196.07
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
32.43
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.74
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100