Mike Beard vs. Cliff Blackmon — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Blackmon
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cliff Blackmon 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 6.28 and 1.797 for Cliff Blackmon. 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 Cliff Blackmon

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
6.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
11.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.34
11.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
4.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
42.89
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
7.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.69
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.797
1.797
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
36.61
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.89
42.89

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Cliff Blackmon

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
2.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.02
93.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Cliff Blackmon

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
34
309.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
518.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
23.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
127.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
81.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
18.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA