Mike Beard vs. Dick Garrison — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Garrison
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaChicago Leland GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Dick Garrison 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. Dick Garrison posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.545 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Dick Garrison had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Dick Garrison

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
10.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
43.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
36.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.36
43.36

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Dick Garrison

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Dick Garrison

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
23.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Dick Garrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA