Mike Beard vs. Matt Fox — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Fox
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Fox 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 4.91 and 1.364 for Matt Fox. 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 Matt Fox

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.91
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.91
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
38.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.91
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
33.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.05
38.05

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Matt Fox

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.91
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Matt Fox

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Matt Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Fox
Career
Per 600 PA