Mike Beard vs. Jack Harshman — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Harshman
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Harshman 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. Jack Harshman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Jack Harshman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Jack Harshman

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
1.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.49
51.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
3.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3508
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
7.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
4.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
5.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5014
38.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
3.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4453
34.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.59
38.59

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Jack Harshman

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3495
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
2.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.19
97.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Jack Harshman

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
296.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
487.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
87.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
55.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
24.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
32.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.01
57.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
167.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
170.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
52.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
74.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
103.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.56
54.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
82.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
136.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
20.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA