Mike Beard vs. Al Gerheauser — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Gerheauser
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Gerheauser 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 4.13 and 1.477 for Al Gerheauser. 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 Al Gerheauser

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
2.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.02
53.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
4.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
726
10.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.745
0.745
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2847
39.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
4.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2617
36.63
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Al Gerheauser

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Al Gerheauser

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
412.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
572.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
119.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
81.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.16
41.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
171.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
141.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
32.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
59.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
89.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.86
40.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
149.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.02
4.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Gerheauser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Gerheauser
Career
Per 600 PA