Mike Beard vs. Lou Fiene — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Fiene
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Fiene 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 3.85 and 1.333 for Lou Fiene. 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 Lou Fiene

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
3.85
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
9.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.645
0.645
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
37.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.98
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
5.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
524
34.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Lou Fiene

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.98
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.04
91.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.346
2.346
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Lou Fiene

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
29
322.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
588.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
44.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
12.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-6.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
133.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100