Mike Beard vs. Joe Bonikowski — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Bonikowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Bonikowski 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 3.88 and 1.355 for Joe Bonikowski. 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 Joe Bonikowski

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.63
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.88
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
8.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
3.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
37.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
34.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Joe Bonikowski

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.63
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.62
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Joe Bonikowski

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
540
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
13.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
100
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
5.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
15
300
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA