Mike Beard vs. Bill Burns — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Burns
Pre-GenerationalTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Burns 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. Bill Burns posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.72 and WHIP 1.187 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Bill Burns had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Burns

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
1.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.65
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.59
36.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.65
72.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2153
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
717.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
8.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
2.92
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2846
35.69
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.187
1.187
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2661
33.37
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Burns

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
1.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1620
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
4.37
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
5.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
4.68
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.43
92.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.402
2.402
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Burns

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
269.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
558.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
109.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
88.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
34.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
132.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
146.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
43.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.27
34.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
34.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
143.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100