Mike Beard vs. Clise Dudley — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clise Dudley
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Clise Dudley 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 5.03 and 1.656 for Clise Dudley. 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 Clise Dudley

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
5.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
11.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.56
11.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
3.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
2.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.623
0.623
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
41.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
6.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1776
38.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.75
41.75

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Clise Dudley

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Clise Dudley

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
394.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
546.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
75.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.05
41.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
151.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
142.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
50.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
34.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
75.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.43
39.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
28.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
154.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA