Mike Beard vs. Darren Dreifort — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darren Dreifort
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Darren Dreifort 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 4.36 and 1.411 for Darren Dreifort. 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 Darren Dreifort

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
2.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.62
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.24
41.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
4.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2618
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
8.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
4.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
8.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.61
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3790
39.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
4.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3293
33.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.09
39.09

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Darren Dreifort

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
2.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2618
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.79
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
2.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.24
41.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Darren Dreifort

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
627.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
541.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
99.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
63.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
22.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
36.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.39
39.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
163.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
58.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
97.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.11
31.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
18.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
242.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
2.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
38.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Dreifort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100