Mike Beard vs. Fred Hutchinson — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Hutchinson
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Fred Hutchinson 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. Fred Hutchinson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.281 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Fred Hutchinson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Fred Hutchinson

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.58
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.23
57.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.83
69.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
3.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4392
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1464
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1487
9.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.77
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6142
37.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5740
35.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Fred Hutchinson

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.737
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Fred Hutchinson

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
289.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
734
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650
531.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
139.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
115.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.1
57.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
173.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
196.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
58.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
67.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
122.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.4
65.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
53.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.47
24.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
12.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
15.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71