Mike Beard vs. Rich Hand — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hand
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hand 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 4.01 and 1.475 for Rich Hand. 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 Rich Hand

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
4.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
8.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
4.62
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
5.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2125
39.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1814
33.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Rich Hand

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1465
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Rich Hand

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
500
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
519.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
76.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
61.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
18.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
95.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
100
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
61.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
12.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
147.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
47.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA