Mike Beard vs. Dave Hillman — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Hillman
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Hillman 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 3.87 and 1.337 for Dave Hillman. 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 Dave Hillman

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
2.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.04
34.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
3.87
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
9.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
4.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2664
38.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.61
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
4.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2476
35.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Dave Hillman

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
2.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1873
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
2.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
2.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.93
96.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.04
34.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Dave Hillman

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
618.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
512.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
50.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
43.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
11.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
56.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
100.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-1.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
47.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
267.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
37.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA