Mike Beard vs. George Hockette — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Hockette
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Hockette 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 4.08 and 1.392 for George Hockette. 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 George Hockette

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.92
26.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
10.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.92
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.487
0.487
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
38.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.89
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
36.78
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and George Hockette

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.423
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and George Hockette

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
26
520
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
500
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
32.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
37.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA