Mike Beard vs. Cy Ferry — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cy Ferry
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cy Ferry 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 7.2 and 1.733 for Cy Ferry. 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 Cy Ferry

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
43.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Cy Ferry

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Cy Ferry

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
71.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA