Mike Beard vs. Tom Hughes — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Hughes
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Hughes 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. Tom Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.310 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Tom Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Tom Hughes

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
1.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.45
78.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
3.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7932
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
8.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
2.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
4.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11032
37.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
4.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10078
34.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Tom Hughes

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6477
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2159
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
2.81
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
3.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.33
92.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.919
1.919
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Tom Hughes

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
236.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1038
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
958
553.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
109.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
28.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.41
37.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
153.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
133.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
51.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
45.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
93.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.61
37.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
22.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
283
163.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
22.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.89
88.89