Mike Beard vs. Tim Drew — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Drew
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tim Drew 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 7.02 and 1.807 for Tim Drew. 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 Tim Drew

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.43
31.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
7.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
12.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.01
12.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.85
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
43.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
8.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.795
1.795
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
37.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.26
43.26

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Tim Drew

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.85
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.629
0.629
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.43
31.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Tim Drew

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
36
2400
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-26.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tim Drew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Drew
Career
Per 600 PA