Mike Beard vs. Bobby Bolin — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bobby Bolin
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bobby Bolin 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. Bobby Bolin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Bobby Bolin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Bobby Bolin

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
2.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.13
33.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
3.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4728
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
7.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.94
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
6.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6671
38.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
0.92
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
3.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5987
34.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Bobby Bolin

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
2.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4730
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.58
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
94.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.13
33.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Bobby Bolin

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
617.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
482
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
526.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
85.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
65.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
19.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.26
31.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
121.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
133.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
48.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
43.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
84.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.86
25.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
43.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
206.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
26.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100