Ernie Beam vs. Mike Morgan — Career Comparison

Ernie Beam
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Morgan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Morgan 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. Mike Morgan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 11.31 and 2.351 for Ernie Beam. By the career numbers, Mike Morgan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ernie Beam and Mike Morgan

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.28
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
1.94
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.33
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.46
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.6
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.12
43.12
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.84
68.84
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.31
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.23
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8317
27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772.1
9
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.04
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2943
9.55
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
0.88
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.12
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.05
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.25
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1403
4.55
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.82
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.34
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.24
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
47.43
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11872
38.54
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.18
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.04
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
4.65
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.4
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.24
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.08
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.351
2.351
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
37.95
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
34.61
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.43
47.43
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Ernie Beam and Mike Morgan

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
1.94
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.33
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8317
27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772.1
9
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.7
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.51
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
2.29
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.45
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
2.21
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.84
68.84
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Beam and Mike Morgan

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
625.13
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
600
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
497
520.42
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
56.54
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
52.36
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.19
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
36.17
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.05
7.38
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
61.78
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
71.2
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.61
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.71
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
29.32
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
35.96
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.66
-9.07
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.61
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
158.12
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
61.78
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.24
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA