Mike Beard vs. Jim Deshaies — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Deshaies
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Deshaies 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 4.14 and 1.343 for Jim Deshaies. 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 Jim Deshaies

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
1.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.93
46.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.44
98.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
4.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4575
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
8.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
3.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
5.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6432
37.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
4.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5706
33.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Jim Deshaies

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
1.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4575
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.21
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.7
94.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.44
98.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Jim Deshaies

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
351.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
508.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.16
5.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
76.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
34.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.28
-12.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
31.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
253.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.37
2.37
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
60
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0