Jake Arrieta vs. Mike Beard — Career Comparison

Jake Arrieta
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Arrieta 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 3.98 and 1.268 for Jake Arrieta. By the career numbers, Mike Beard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Arrieta and Mike Beard

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.29
55.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.98
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1450
8.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
3.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6755
37.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
4.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6047
33.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Jake Arrieta and Mike Beard

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
2.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Arrieta and Mike Beard

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
407.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
538.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
88.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
66.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.92
29.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
133.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
112.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
35.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
64.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.94
21.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
22.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
277.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
2.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
38.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA