Mike Beard vs. Dave Dowling — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Dowling
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Dowling 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. Dave Dowling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Dave Dowling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Dave Dowling

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
37.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
37.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Dave Dowling

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Dave Dowling

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-23.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA