Mike Beard vs. Larry Foss — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Foss
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Larry Foss 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 5.33 and 1.852 for Larry Foss. 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 Larry Foss

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
42.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
35.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.33
42.33

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Larry Foss

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Larry Foss

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
8
685.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.04
-3.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA