Mike Beard vs. Provine Bradley — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Provine Bradley
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati TigersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Provine Bradley 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 5.17 and 1.468 for Provine Bradley. 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 Provine Bradley

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
10.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.766
0.766
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
42.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
38.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.22
42.22

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Provine Bradley

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.97
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.95
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.73
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Provine Bradley

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
234.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
556.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
146.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
57.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
175.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
190.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.52
66.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA