Mike Beard vs. Willie Ferrell — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Ferrell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Ferrell 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 4.5 and 1.463 for Willie Ferrell. 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 Willie Ferrell

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.85
65.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
4.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
9.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.71
9.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
3.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
3.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.744
0.744
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
40.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
6.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
35.85
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.39
40.39

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Willie Ferrell

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.97
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.76
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.875
1.875
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.64
69.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Willie Ferrell

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
66
237.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
567.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
147.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
129.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.93
50.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
179.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
165.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
61.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
114.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.91
60.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.5
83.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA