Mike Beard vs. Leo Dickerman — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Dickerman
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Dickerman 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 and 1.538 for Leo Dickerman. 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 Leo Dickerman

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.8
61.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
9.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
2.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.822
0.822
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1913
40.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
5.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
35.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.07
40.07

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Leo Dickerman

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Leo Dickerman

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
337.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
535.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
106.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.93
37.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
148.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
132.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
91.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.25
38.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
22.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
144.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.16
4.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Leo Dickerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Dickerman
Career
Per 600 PA