Mike Beard vs. Lou Brissie — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lou Brissie 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 4.07 and 1.468 for Lou Brissie. 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 Lou Brissie

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
39.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Lou Brissie

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Lou Brissie

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA