Mike Beard vs. Jack Flater — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Flater
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Flater 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 Flater posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.06 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Jack Flater had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Jack Flater

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
8.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.509
0.509
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
35.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
31.81
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.01
35.01

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Jack Flater

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.77
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Jack Flater

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
20.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
12.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA