Mike Beard vs. Dick Fowler — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Fowler 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 4.11 and 1.493 for Dick Fowler. 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 Dick Fowler

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Dick Fowler

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Dick Fowler

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0