Mike Beard vs. Burleigh Grimes — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Burleigh Grimes
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Burleigh Grimes 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. Burleigh Grimes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Burleigh Grimes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Burleigh Grimes

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.58
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
0.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.02
56.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.68
80.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
3.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12540
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4180
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4412
9.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
2.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
3.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.21
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17959
38.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
4.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16567
35.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Burleigh Grimes

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.398
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Burleigh Grimes

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
225.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1685
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1535
546.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
135.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
108.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
22.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
26.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.16
48.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
167.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
161.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
55.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
59.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
115.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153.98
54.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
24.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
85.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.99
6.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
27.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.95
78.95