Mike Beard vs. Bill Greason — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Greason
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Greason 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 4.62 and 1.717 for Bill Greason. 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 Bill Greason

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.62
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.84
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.84
10.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
42.63
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.89
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.717
1.717
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
37.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Greason

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.95
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Greason

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
450
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
80
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
86.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA