Mike Beard vs. Gil Heredia — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gil Heredia
Gen XArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gil Heredia 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 4.46 and 1.387 for Gil Heredia. 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 Gil Heredia

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.78
52.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.94
47.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
4.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2862
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1079
10.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
5.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.805
0.805
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4093
38.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
4.93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3789
35.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Gil Heredia

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2862
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.94
47.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Gil Heredia

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
1540.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
513.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
109.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
103.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.62
26.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
115.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
126.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
33.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
63.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.45
9.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA