Mike Beard vs. Jim Hunter — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Hunter
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Hunter 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 7.26 and 2.000 for Jim Hunter. 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 Jim Hunter

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.26
7.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
13.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.06
13.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
44.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
37.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.13
44.13

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Jim Hunter

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Jim Hunter

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA