Mike Beard vs. Ralph Birkofer — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ralph Birkofer
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ralph Birkofer 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 4.19 and 1.458 for Ralph Birkofer. 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 Ralph Birkofer

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.54
52.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
4.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
10.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2420
40.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
5.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2228
36.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.04
40.04

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Ralph Birkofer

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.705
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Ralph Birkofer

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
377.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
583.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
140.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
118.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.12
39.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
166.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.99
45.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
109.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA