Mike Beard vs. Harry Hardy — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Hardy
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Hardy 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 5.11 and 1.659 for Harry Hardy. 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 Harry Hardy

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
36.61
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Harry Hardy

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Harry Hardy

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
320
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-34.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA