Mike Beard vs. Bill Gatewood — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Gatewood
Pre-GenerationalTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Gatewood 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. Bill Gatewood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Bill Gatewood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Gatewood

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.07
49.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.47
66.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
3.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2996
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
9.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
4.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4246
38.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
5.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3739
33.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Gatewood

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
2.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
3.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.65
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.76
91.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.292
2.292
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.84
25.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Gatewood

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
269.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
512.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
143.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
109.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.83
75.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
194.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
207.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
72.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
63.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
130.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.08
83.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
57.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
23.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100