Mike Beard vs. Josh Billings — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Josh Billings
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Josh Billings 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 5.03 and 1.604 for Josh Billings. 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 Josh Billings

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
64.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
5.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
9.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
41.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
6.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.604
1.604
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
36.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.48
41.48

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Josh Billings

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Josh Billings

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
39
303.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
529.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
53.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
171.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
171.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.74
60.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
116.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA