Mike Beard vs. Bob Geary — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Geary
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Geary 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. Bob Geary posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.449 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Bob Geary had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Bob Geary

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
9.95
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
38.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.449
1.449
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
35.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Bob Geary

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Bob Geary

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
35
411.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
529.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
43.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
57.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bob Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Geary
Career
Per 600 PA