Mike Beard vs. Luke Hamlin — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luke Hamlin
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luke Hamlin 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 3.77 and 1.278 for Luke Hamlin. 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 Luke Hamlin

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.99
48.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.35
69.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
3.77
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4215
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1405
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1442
9.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
3.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5943
38.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5580
35.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Luke Hamlin

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.854
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Luke Hamlin

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
306.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
463
536.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
88.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
76.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.53
19.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
104.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
108.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
27.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
62.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.91
13.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
19.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
133.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
42.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA