Mike Beard vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter 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. Nick Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.236 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Nick Carter

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Nick Carter

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Nick Carter

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA