Mike Beard vs. Steve Hargan — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Hargan
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Steve Hargan 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 3.92 and 1.388 for Steve Hargan. 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 Steve Hargan

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.85
44.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.73
60.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
3.92
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4896
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1593
8.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
3.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
4.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6984
38.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
4.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6261
34.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Steve Hargan

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4896
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
2.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
2.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.71
93.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.136
1.136
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.73
60.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Steve Hargan

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
606.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
546.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
70.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
65.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.8
11.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
80.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
85.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
33.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
15.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
47.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.02
-3.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
191.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
3.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
38.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hargan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Hargan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0