Mike Beard vs. Pete Hamm — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Hamm
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pete Hamm 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 6.41 and 1.641 for Pete Hamm. 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 Pete Hamm

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
10.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
40.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.608
1.608
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
36.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.72
40.72

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Pete Hamm

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.609
0.609
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Pete Hamm

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1061.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
43.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
46.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pete Hamm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Hamm
Career
Per 600 PA