Mike Beard vs. Vern Bickford — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vern Bickford
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Vern Bickford 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. Vern Bickford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.400 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Vern Bickford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Vern Bickford

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
1.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.66
53.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.87
81.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
3.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3229
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
8.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
3.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
3.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
38.81
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
4.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4149
34.69
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Vern Bickford

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.64
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
409.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
153
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
454.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
621
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
607.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Vern Bickford

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
265.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
531.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
83.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
77.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.71
12.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
88.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
97.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
40.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
74.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
4.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
14.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
123.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
53.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA