Mike Beard vs. Johnny Gorsica — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Gorsica
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Gorsica 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 4.18 and 1.416 for Johnny Gorsica. 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 Johnny Gorsica

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.29
44.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.37
31.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
4.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2171
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
9.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3136
39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.99
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
4.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2872
35.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Johnny Gorsica

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.412
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Johnny Gorsica

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
541.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
549.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
113.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
86.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.04
38.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
159.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
146.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
58.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.18
38.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
32.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
106.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.64
5.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA