Mike Beard vs. Earl Francis — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earl Francis
Silent GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earl Francis 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 3.77 and 1.501 for Earl Francis. 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 Earl Francis

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
2.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.03
41.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.49
50.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
3.77
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1217
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
8.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
4.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
5.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1757
38.98
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1567
34.76
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Earl Francis

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
2.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1217
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
2.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
2.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.4
93.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.961
0.961
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.49
50.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Earl Francis

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
483.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
567.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
97.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
28.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
139.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
116.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
18.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
260.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100