Mike Beard vs. Bill Butland — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Butland
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Butland 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 3.88 and 1.288 for Bill Butland. 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 Bill Butland

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.88
46.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.88
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
8.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.783
0.783
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
38.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
34.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Butland

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.438
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Butland

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
32
391.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
477.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.35
4.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-8.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
195.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA