Mike Beard vs. Dixie Davis — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dixie Davis
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dixie Davis 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 3.97 and 1.516 for Dixie Davis. 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 Dixie Davis

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.37
51.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.04
69.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
3.97
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3956
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1311
8.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
4.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
3.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5844
39.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
4.93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5111
34.88
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Dixie Davis

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Dixie Davis

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
289.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
531.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
104.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
91.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.47
29.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
119.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
137.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
36.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
74.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.51
33.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
32.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
50.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.86
11.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
36.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0