Ernie Beam vs. Jim McGlothlin — Career Comparison

Ernie Beam
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim McGlothlin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim McGlothlin 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. Jim McGlothlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.61 and WHIP 1.304 compared to 11.31 and 2.351 for Ernie Beam. By the career numbers, Jim McGlothlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ernie Beam and Jim McGlothlin

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.28
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.46
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.53
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.53
46.53
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.31
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
3.61
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3901
27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1300.1
9
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.04
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
8.63
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.87
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.12
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.89
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.21
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
4.91
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.82
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
47.43
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5424
37.54
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.04
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.01
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.351
2.351
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
37.95
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4935
34.16
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.43
47.43
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Ernie Beam and Jim McGlothlin

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3903
27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
9
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.68
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.68
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
2.48
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.45
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.37
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Beam and Jim McGlothlin

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
355.56
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
600
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
527.78
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
66.67
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.83
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.5
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
36.17
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.12
21
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
100
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
100
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
37.5
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
54.17
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
35.96
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.37
8.85
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
33.33
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
163
226.39
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
38.89
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.39
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA