Mike Beard vs. James Field — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James Field
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BrownsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

James Field 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 7.57 and 1.866 for James Field. 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 James Field

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.96
62.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
7.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
13.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.05
13.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
3.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
44.91
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
10.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.97
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.866
1.866
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
38.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.91
44.91

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and James Field

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
467
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.21
92.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.367
2.367
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and James Field

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
33
300
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
554.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
181.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.05
82.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
227.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
209.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
91.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100