Mike Beard vs. Ad Brennan — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ad Brennan
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ad Brennan 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. Ad Brennan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.312 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Ad Brennan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Ad Brennan

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.68
50.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.69
59.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2031
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2922
38.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2705
35.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Ad Brennan

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.64
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
14.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
19.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
23.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
22.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Ad Brennan

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
323.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
538.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
117.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
95.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.06
41.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
149.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
151.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
36.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
63.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.87
46.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
29.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
97.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
6.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
26.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100