Mike Beard vs. Doyle Lade — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doyle Lade
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doyle Lade 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 4.39 and 1.496 for Doyle Lade. 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 Doyle Lade

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
2.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.3
46.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.79
50.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
4.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.79
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
3.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
2.98
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.743
0.743
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2376
39.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.99
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.496
1.496
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2148
35.98
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Doyle Lade

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.341
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Doyle Lade

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
405.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
523.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
114.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
102.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.92
38.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
127.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
159.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.81
44.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
44.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
134.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
4.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
31.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Lade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doyle Lade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100