Mike Beard vs. Vida Blue — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vida Blue
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Vida Blue 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. Vida Blue posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.252 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Vida Blue had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Vida Blue

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.49
56.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10030
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2939
7.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
0.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1185
3.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
5.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13837
37.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
3.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
0.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12383
33.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Vida Blue

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10031
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
1.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.68
96.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Vida Blue

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
493.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512
497.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
51.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
38.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.86
16.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
71.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
101.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
47.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
263.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
51.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0