Mike Beard vs. Pete Donohue — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Donohue
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pete Donohue 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 3.87 and 1.354 for Pete Donohue. 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 Pete Donohue

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.17
53.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.49
78.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
3.87
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6337
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2439
10.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
2.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9055
38.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
4.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8587
36.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.58
38.58

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Pete Donohue

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.657
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Pete Donohue

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
260.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
798
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
732
550.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
135.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
115.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.76
44.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
167.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
153.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
33.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
65.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
93.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.91
52.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
15.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
58.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
31.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33