Mike Beard vs. Cal Hogue — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal Hogue
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cal Hogue 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 4.91 and 1.804 for Cal Hogue. 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 Cal Hogue

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.79
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
4.91
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
8.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.95
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
7.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
41.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
5.94
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.804
1.804
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
33.97
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.96
41.96

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Cal Hogue

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.64
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
20.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
11.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
17.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
15.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Cal Hogue

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
25
416.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
533.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
21.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
17.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
133.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
50
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA