Mike Beard vs. Joe Giard — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Giard
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Giard 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 5.96 and 1.812 for Joe Giard. 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 Joe Giard

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
5.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
10.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
2.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
41.94
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
6.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.812
1.812
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
36.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Joe Giard

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.368
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Joe Giard

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
68
408
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
534
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
14.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
108
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
9.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
30
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
192
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
3.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA