Tavo Alvarez vs. Mike Beard — Career Comparison

Tavo Alvarez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tavo Alvarez built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Beard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Beard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 5.4 and 1.577 for Tavo Alvarez. By the career numbers, Mike Beard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Mike Beard

Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
10.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
41.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
36.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.5
41.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Mike Beard

Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.85
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Mike Beard

Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
505.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-5.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA