Mike Beard vs. Sean Bergman — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean Bergman
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean Bergman 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 5.28 and 1.609 for Sean Bergman. By the career numbers, Mike Beard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Sean Bergman

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
2.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.35
45.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.69
59.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
5.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
10.94
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.94
10.94
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
5.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3359
40.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
5.87
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3012
36.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Sean Bergman

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
2.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.791
0.791
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.69
59.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Sean Bergman

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
819.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
550.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
62.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
33.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
20.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
62.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
74.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-3.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
244.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
49.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA