Bronson Arroyo vs. Mike Beard — Career Comparison

Bronson Arroyo
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bronson Arroyo 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 4.28 and 1.325 for Bronson Arroyo. By the career numbers, Mike Beard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bronson Arroyo and Mike Beard

Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.93
51.93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.41
91.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158
4.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
9.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
2.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
5.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.916
0.916
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10338
38.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1260
4.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9417
34.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Bronson Arroyo and Mike Beard

Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
2.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
2.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.15
97.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.41
91.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bronson Arroyo and Mike Beard

Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
357.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
732
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
515.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
66.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
48.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.55
16.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
94.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
78.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
28.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
47.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
0.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
11.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
226.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
69.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA