Mike Beard vs. Fred Fussell — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Fussell
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Fussell 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 4.86 and 1.537 for Fred Fussell. 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 Fred Fussell

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
2.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.16
45.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.75
33.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
4.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
11.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
3.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.648
0.648
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1307
39.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
5.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1214
37.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.92
39.92

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Fred Fussell

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.838
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Fred Fussell

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
452.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
566.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
84.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
30.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
130.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
113.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
67.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
19.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
22.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
147.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA