Mike Beard vs. Al Downing — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Al Downing 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. Al Downing posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Al Downing had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Al Downing

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.48
53.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1639
6.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Al Downing

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
1.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
1.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.07
96.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Al Downing

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
531.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
67.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
54.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.95
14.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
85.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
94.93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
26.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
63.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
27.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
217.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
39.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA