Mike Beard vs. Paul Dean — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Paul Dean
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Paul Dean 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. Paul Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.275 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Paul Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Paul Dean

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
1.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.52
59.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.72
54.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
3.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2362
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
9.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
4.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3345
38.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3149
36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Paul Dean

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.616
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Paul Dean

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
348.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
560.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
87.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
76.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.35
13.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
98.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
91.97
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
4.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
94.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
35.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA