Mike Beard vs. Jack Ferry — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Ferry
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack 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. Jack Ferry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.282 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Jack Ferry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Jack Ferry

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.79
29.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
8.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
36.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
3.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
596
33.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Jack Ferry

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.64
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
13.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
12.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
14.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
13.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Jack Ferry

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
50
508.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
518.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
132.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
81.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.07
61.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
193.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
172.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.49
65.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
5.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA