Mike Beard vs. Eddie Dixon — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eddie Dixon
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eddie Dixon 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 3.82 and 1.328 for Eddie Dixon. 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 Eddie Dixon

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
3.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
9.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.781
0.781
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
38.84
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.89
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
36.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Eddie Dixon

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
4.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.92
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.114
2.114
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Eddie Dixon

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
36
295.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
558.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
139.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.57
54.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
180.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
164.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
98.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
147.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.44
61.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100