Mike Beard vs. Chad Bettis — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chad Bettis
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chad Bettis 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 5.12 and 1.497 for Chad Bettis. 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 Chad Bettis

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
2.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
5.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1802
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
10.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
3.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
6.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
39.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
5.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2373
35.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Chad Bettis

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
2.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1802
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
2.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.927
0.927
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Chad Bettis

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
575.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
495.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
27.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
27.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.1
3.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
27.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
73.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.07
-17.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
226.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
59.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA