Mike Beard vs. Al Hollingsworth — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Hollingsworth
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Hollingsworth 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 3.99 and 1.466 for Al Hollingsworth. 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 Al Hollingsworth

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
1.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.62
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.73
58.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
3.99
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4561
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1642
9.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
3.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6703
39.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
4.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6102
36.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Al Hollingsworth

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.156
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Al Hollingsworth

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
352.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
559.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
109.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
93.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
25.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
131.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
135.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
56.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
34.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
88.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.08
23.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
24.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
63.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
23
24.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA