Jim Bagby Jr. vs. Mike Beard — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby Jr.
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby Jr. 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 3.96 and 1.454 for Jim Bagby Jr.. By the career numbers, Mike Beard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Mike Beard

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.26
50.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.35
65.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
3.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4999
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1815
9.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7266
39.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
4.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6630
35.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Mike Beard

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Mike Beard

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
291.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
561.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
126.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
107.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.82
33.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
152.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
136.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
53.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
50.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
101.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.11
36.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
61.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
28.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
14
12.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA