Mike Beard vs. Rich Gale — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Gale
Baby BoomersNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Gale 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 4.54 and 1.528 for Rich Gale. 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 Rich Gale

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.55
49.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
4.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2910
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
9.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.76
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
4.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
4.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4263
39.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
5.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.499
1.499
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3713
34.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Rich Gale

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2910
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.65
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Rich Gale

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
1519.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
529.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
70.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.56
35.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
124.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
70.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
19.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
54.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
50
389.61
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
1.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0