Mike Beard vs. Bill Bolden — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Bolden
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Bolden 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 5.25 and 1.750 for Bill Bolden. 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 Bill Bolden

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.75
12.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
38.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Bolden

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Bolden

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA