Mike Beard vs. Steve Blass — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Blass
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Steve Blass 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. Steve Blass posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.380 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Steve Blass had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Steve Blass

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.58
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.54
57.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.91
81.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
3.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558
8.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
896
5.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6780
38.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6092
34.32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Steve Blass

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
2.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.63
81.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Steve Blass

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
295
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
546
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.54
19.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
110
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.93
14.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
140
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
40
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA