Mike Beard vs. Ad Lankford — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ad Lankford
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln StarsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Ad Lankford 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 4.53 and 1.616 for Ad Lankford. 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 Ad Lankford

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
4.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
11.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
41.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
6.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
36.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.42
41.42

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Ad Lankford

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.46
91.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.974
1.974
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Ad Lankford

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
36
164.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
517.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
119.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
96.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.63
53.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
146.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
174.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
59.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
54.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
27.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100