Mike Beard vs. Bill Byrd — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Byrd
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Byrd 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 Byrd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Bill Byrd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Byrd

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.76
59.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
3.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4124
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1394
9.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
4.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5807
38.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
4.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5380
35.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Byrd

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5440
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1813.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
1.99
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
2.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
95.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.55
73.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Byrd

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
228.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
901
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
804
535.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
137.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
95.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
23.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
41.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.11
71.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
209.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
189.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
77.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
89.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
156.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.8
77.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
51.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.91
81.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
12.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100