Mike Beard vs. Roy Branch — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Branch
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Branch 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 7.94 and 1.765 for Roy Branch. 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 Roy Branch

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.94
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
41.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
34.94
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Roy Branch

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Roy Branch

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