Mike Beard vs. Mike Fiers — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Fiers
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Fiers 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 4.07 and 1.274 for Mike Fiers. 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 Mike Fiers

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.96
53.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.28
91.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
4.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3453
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1151
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
8.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
7.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4852
37.94
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413
34.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Mike Fiers

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3453
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1151
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.81
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
1.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.39
92.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.28
91.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Mike Fiers

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
1263.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
496.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.51
2.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.73
-21.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
259.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
103.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA