Mike Beard vs. Bill Latham — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Latham
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Latham 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 5.35 and 1.526 for Bill Latham. 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 Bill Latham

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.802
0.802
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
39.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
35.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Latham

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Latham

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1680
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
79.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
95.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bill Latham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Latham
Career
Per 600 PA