Mike Beard vs. Buddy Black — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buddy Black
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buddy Black 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 3.84 and 1.291 for Buddy Black. 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 Buddy Black

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.05
51.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
3.84
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
8.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.95
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
2.73
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
4.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.809
0.809
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.21
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8627
37.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
4.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7822
34.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Buddy Black

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
2.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Buddy Black

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
1142.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
511.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.68
13.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
85.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
85.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
5.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA