Mike Beard vs. Ewell Blackwell — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ewell Blackwell
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ewell Blackwell 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. Ewell Blackwell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Ewell Blackwell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Ewell Blackwell

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.25
51.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.61
71.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3963
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1321
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
7.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
3.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
5.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5576
37.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
3.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4970
33.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Ewell Blackwell

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.64
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
531
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
103.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
699.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
42.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
846
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
803.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.95
94.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Ewell Blackwell

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
294.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
550.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
95.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
78.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.15
21.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
116.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
110.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
38.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
27.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
64.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.97
16.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
90.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
6.62
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ewell Blackwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
34.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewell Blackwell
Career
Per 600 PA