Mike Beard vs. Zack Foreman — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Foreman
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zack Foreman 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 4.65 and 1.468 for Zack Foreman. 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 Zack Foreman

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4.65
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
10.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.99
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
40.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
6.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
36.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Zack Foreman

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.84
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.45
92.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.227
2.227
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Zack Foreman

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
22
253.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
507.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
20.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
22.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA