Mike Beard vs. Milt Gaston — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Gaston
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Gaston 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 4.55 and 1.508 for Milt Gaston. 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 Milt Gaston

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.34
76.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
4.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6315
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2105
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2338
10
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
3.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
2.63
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.689
0.689
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9276
39.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1277
5.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8416
35.98
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.66
39.66

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Milt Gaston

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.594
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Milt Gaston

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
272.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
782
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
555.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
111.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
81.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
29.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.45
36.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
151.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
131.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
42.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
57.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
95.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.36
35.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
16.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
103.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
5.79
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
24.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100