Mike Beard vs. Dave Ferriss — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Ferriss
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dave Ferriss 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. Dave Ferriss posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Dave Ferriss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Dave Ferriss

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.53
71.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
3.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
9.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
3.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.693
0.693
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3753
38.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
4.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
34.92
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Dave Ferriss

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.632
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Dave Ferriss

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
281.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
539.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
134.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
98.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
28.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.32
55.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
179.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
188.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
75.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
137.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.48
60.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
53.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
66.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dave Ferriss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Ferriss
Career
Per 600 PA