Mike Beard vs. Dave Bush — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Bush
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Bush 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 4.73 and 1.325 for Dave Bush. 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 Dave Bush

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.8
44.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.63
88.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
4.73
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
9.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
6.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4899
38.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
5.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4448
34.98
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Dave Bush

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.63
88.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Dave Bush

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
440.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
524.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
67.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
53.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.47
12.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
81.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
89.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
35.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
61.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
191.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
53.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA