Mike Beard vs. Frank Browning — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Browning
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Browning 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. Frank Browning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.245 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Frank Browning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Frank Browning

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.37
9.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.94
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.531
0.531
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
37.65
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
35.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Frank Browning

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Frank Browning

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
11
388.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.06
-37.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Frank Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Browning
Career
Per 600 PA