Mike Beard vs. Al Benton — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Benton
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Al Benton 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. Al Benton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Al Benton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Al Benton

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
2.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.7
36.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
3.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5065
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
8.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
3.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7342
39.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.91
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
4.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6594
35.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.14
39.14

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Al Benton

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.875
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Al Benton

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
455
471.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
579
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
530.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
51.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
44.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
59.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
60.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
-18.42
-19.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
200
207.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
61.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA