Mike Beard vs. Claude Hendrix — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Hendrix
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Claude Hendrix 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. Claude Hendrix posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.189 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Claude Hendrix had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Claude Hendrix

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
0.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.38
55.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.39
71.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
2.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7114
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2371.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2123
8.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
4.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.754
0.754
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9651
36.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8905
33.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.63
36.63

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Claude Hendrix

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.213
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Claude Hendrix

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
255.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
990
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922
558.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
134.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
92.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
42.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.04
58.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
204.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
160.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
71.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
58.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
121.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102.55
62.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
23.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
101.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.89
5.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
15.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100