Mike Beard vs. Ken Hunt — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Hunt
Silent GenerationUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken Hunt 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 3.96 and 1.445 for Ken Hunt. 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 Ken Hunt

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
3.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
8.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
4.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.034
1.034
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
38.68
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
33.93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Ken Hunt

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Ken Hunt

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
29
395.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
531.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
95.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
24.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
259.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ken Hunt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Hunt
Career
Per 600 PA