Mike Beard vs. Lefty Grove — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Lefty Grove 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. Lefty Grove posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Lefty Grove had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Lefty Grove

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.69
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.03
68.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.19
74.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
3.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3849
8.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
2.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2266
5.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.876
0.876
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16633
37.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
3.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15404
35.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Lefty Grove

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Lefty Grove

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
235.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1369
520.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
76.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
58.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
17.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.38
26.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
107.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
117.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
45.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
45.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
85.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.78
19.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
39.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
593
225.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
2.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
39.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50