Mike Beard vs. Hal Brown — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hal Brown
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hal Brown 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 3.81 and 1.246 for Hal Brown. 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 Hal Brown

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
1.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.02
48.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.94
58.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
3.81
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5040
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1680
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
8.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
3.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
0.654
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6991
37.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
4.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6588
35.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Hal Brown

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
2.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4302
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
2.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
2.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.72
49.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Hal Brown

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
436.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
514.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
87.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.25
26.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
114.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
127.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hal Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
45.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
75.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.55
23.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Hal Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
114.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.22
5.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
42.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0