Mike Beard vs. Whammy Douglas — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Whammy Douglas
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Whammy Douglas 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. Whammy Douglas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.702 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Whammy Douglas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Whammy Douglas

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
9.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
40.79
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
34.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Whammy Douglas

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Whammy Douglas

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-4.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.05
-76.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
375
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA