Mike Beard vs. Gary Boyd — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Boyd
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Boyd 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 9 and 2.091 for Gary Boyd. 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 Gary Boyd

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.64
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.195
0.195
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
11.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.45
11.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.091
2.091
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
33.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Gary Boyd

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.64
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Gary Boyd

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
3700
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4800
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Gary Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA