Mike Beard vs. Danny Darwin — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny Darwin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny Darwin 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 3.84 and 1.301 for Danny Darwin. 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 Danny Darwin

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
716
2.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.44
48.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1286
3.84
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9050
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3016.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
8.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
0.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.61
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1942
5.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.934
0.934
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12716
37.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
4.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.37
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11526
34.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Danny Darwin

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
716
2.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9050
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3016.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
1.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
1.63
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.3
95.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Danny Darwin

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
1297.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
547.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
70.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
43.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.27
18.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
107.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
82.63
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
62.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
171
307.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100