Mike Beard vs. Dick Harley — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Harley
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Harley 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 4.66 and 1.386 for Dick Harley. 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 Dick Harley

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
9.87
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.579
0.579
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
37.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
34.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Dick Harley

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.556
3.556
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Dick Harley

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.58
-41.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA