Mike Beard vs. Kevin Gross — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Gross
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Kevin Gross 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 4.11 and 1.440 for Kevin Gross. 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 Kevin Gross

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
4.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2519
9.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
3.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1727
6.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10791
39.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
4.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
0.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9552
34.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Kevin Gross

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
1.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
524
1.9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.97
95.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Kevin Gross

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
377.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
521.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
83.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
63.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
24.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
114.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
109.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
32.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
28.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
56.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.98
16.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
24.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
218.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
52.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100