Mike Beard vs. Bruce Howard — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Howard 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. Bruce Howard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Bruce Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Bruce Howard

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Bruce Howard

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
2.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Bruce Howard

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
509.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
5.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0