Mike Beard vs. Fred Breining — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Breining
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Breining 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. Fred Breining posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Fred Breining had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Fred Breining

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.45
57.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1311
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
8.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
5.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1864
38.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
3.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1638
33.73
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Fred Breining

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1311
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
2.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
2.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.23
94.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Fred Breining

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
646.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
498.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
14.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
124.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
10.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
244.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA