Mike Beard vs. Leo Hannibal — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Hannibal
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis AthleticsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Leo Hannibal 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 5.18 and 1.697 for Leo Hannibal. 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 Leo Hannibal

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
5.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
10.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
4.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
41.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
6.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
35.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.36
41.36

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Leo Hannibal

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.727
1.727
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Leo Hannibal

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
23
306.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
586.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
133.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
43.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
160
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
160
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
80
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
52.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100