Mike Beard vs. Ed Dudley — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Dudley
UnknownNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Ed 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 12.36 and 2.949 for Ed 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 Ed Dudley

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.37
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
12.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.36
12.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.59
14.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.437
0.437
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
17.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.39
17.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
52.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
14.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.19
14.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.949
2.949
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
39.81
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.466
0.466
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Ed Dudley

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Ed Dudley

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
47.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
63.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA