Scott Baker vs. Mike Beard — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scott Baker 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 4.26 and 1.265 for Scott Baker. By the career numbers, Mike Beard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Mike Beard

Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
1.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.46
55.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.12
89.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
4.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3194
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
9.21
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
2.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
7.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.018
1.018
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4438
37.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
4.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4124
34.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Mike Beard

Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
1.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3194
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.12
89.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Mike Beard

Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
3047.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
505.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.38
5.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-15.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
205.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA