Mike Beard vs. Bert Blyleven — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bert Blyleven
Baby BoomersNetherlandsThrows RightBats RightEuropeMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bert Blyleven 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. Bert Blyleven posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.212 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Bert Blyleven had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Bert Blyleven

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
1.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
0.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.45
53.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.99
98.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1830
3.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14910
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4970
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4632
8.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
0.78
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
2.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3701
6.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.21
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20491
37.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2029
3.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
0.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.198
1.198
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18717
33.89
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Bert Blyleven

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
1.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14908
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4969.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
1.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979
1.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
949
1.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.94
96.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.99
98.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Bert Blyleven

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
699
815.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
514
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
526.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
68.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
60.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
10.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
77.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
77.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
22.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
29.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
51.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.09
-3.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
225.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
2.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
65.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA