Mike Beard vs. Jim Hearn — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Hearn
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Hearn 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 3.81 and 1.372 for Jim Hearn. 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 Jim Hearn

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
2.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.58
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.05
55.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.83
57.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
3.81
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5111
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1703.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
8.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
3.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.777
0.777
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7294
38.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
4.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6614
34.94
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Jim Hearn

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
5.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1933
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
4.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
6.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.94
18.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Jim Hearn

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
391.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
532.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
74.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
57.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.82
25.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
111.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
107.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
42.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
34.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
68.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.16
13.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
32.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
207.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
33.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100