Mike Beard vs. Burt Hooton — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Burt Hooton
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Burt Hooton 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. Burt Hooton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Burt Hooton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Burt Hooton

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
1.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.61
52.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.54
78.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
3.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7956
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2652
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2497
8.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
2.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1491
5.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.21
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11025
37.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
3.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
0.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10005
33.95
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Burt Hooton

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
1.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7954
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2651.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
1.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
1.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.11
97.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.54
78.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Burt Hooton

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
316.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
913
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
748
491.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
60.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.38
15.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
80.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
90.69
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
27.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
32.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
57.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
4.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
28.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
243
159.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
76.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0