Mike Beard vs. Joe Boyle — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Boyle
Gen ZMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Boyle 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 4.98 and 1.444 for Joe Boyle. 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 Boyle

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.78
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
4.98
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
7.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
5.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
10.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.746
1.746
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
39.84
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
5.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
33.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.84
39.84

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Joe Boyle

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Joe Boyle

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA