Mike Beard vs. Weldon Henley — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Weldon Henley
Pre-GenerationalGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Weldon Henley 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. Weldon Henley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.94 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Weldon Henley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Weldon Henley

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.67
42.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.51
83.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2165
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
7.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
2.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2941
36.68
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2669
33.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Weldon Henley

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2190
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.81
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.5
94.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.153
3.153
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.24
62.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Weldon Henley

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
213.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
563.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
103.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
79.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.88
27.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
127.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
123.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
38.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
71.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.19
24.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
17.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
179.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
17.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100