Mike Beard vs. Jim Bivin — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Bivin
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Bivin 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 5.79 and 1.763 for Jim Bivin. 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 Jim Bivin

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.78
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.79
29.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
5.79
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
12.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.25
12.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.736
0.736
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
43.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.84
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
7.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.763
1.763
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
39.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Jim Bivin

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.766
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Jim Bivin

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
542.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
46.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
27.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
16.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
46.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
323.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA