Mike Beard vs. Freddie Fitzsimmons — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Freddie Fitzsimmons 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. Freddie Fitzsimmons posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Freddie Fitzsimmons had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Freddie Fitzsimmons

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
1.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
1.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.61
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.78
59.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.04
83.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
3.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9671
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3223.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3335
9.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
2.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
870
2.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13570
37.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1505
4.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12691
35.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Freddie Fitzsimmons

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
942
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1207
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.298
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Freddie Fitzsimmons

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
243.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1262
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1155
549.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
109.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
83.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
16.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
26.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.4
36.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
153.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
133.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
53.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
48.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
95.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.34
35.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
17.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
84.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.13
7.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
27.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
Per 600 PA