Mike Beard vs. Cliff Fannin — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Fannin
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cliff Fannin 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 4.85 and 1.577 for Cliff Fannin. 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 Cliff Fannin

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
2.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.63
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.76
59.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
4.85
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
9.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.37
9.37
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.88
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
4.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
4.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.016
1.016
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3282
40.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
5.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.577
1.577
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2886
35.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Cliff Fannin

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.781
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Cliff Fannin

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
439.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
534.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
92.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
85.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.59
19.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
99.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
133.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
67.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
31.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
99.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.19
18.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
38.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
81.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.39
7.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
24.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
18.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA