Mike Beard vs. Don Drysdale — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Don Drysdale 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. Don Drysdale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.184 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Don Drysdale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Don Drysdale

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.73
55.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
8.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
0.73
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14097
36.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13088
34.32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Don Drysdale

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
1.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
2.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
2.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Don Drysdale

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
250.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1169
535.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
99.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
71.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
11.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
82.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
27.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
169.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
31.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0