Mike Beard vs. Luther Farrell — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luther Farrell
Lost GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luther Farrell 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 4.92 and 1.505 for Luther Farrell. 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 Luther Farrell

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.13
74.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
4.92
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2637
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
10.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
3.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
4.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3451
35.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
5.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3003
30.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.386
0.386
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.33
35.33

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Luther Farrell

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4577
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
2.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.97
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.52
92.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.2
77.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Luther Farrell

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
196.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
827
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
523.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
162.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
116.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
24.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
15.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
46.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.25
95.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
245.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
222.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.852
0.852
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
84.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
91.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
161.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142.46
103.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
58.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206.75
206.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
16.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80