Mike Beard vs. Edgar Burch — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Edgar Burch
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Edgar Burch 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 3.75 and 1.371 for Edgar Burch. 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 Edgar Burch

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.89
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
39.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
35.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Edgar Burch

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.68
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.58
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Edgar Burch

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
55.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
60.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA