Mike Beard vs. Barry Latman — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barry Latman
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Barry Latman 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 3.91 and 1.357 for Barry Latman. 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 Barry Latman

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
2.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.46
46.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.95
38.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
3.91
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3657
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
8.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
3.61
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
6.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5220
38.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
4.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4683
34.58
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Barry Latman

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
2.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3657
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.03
92.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.672
0.672
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.95
38.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Barry Latman

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
553.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
534.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
77.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
61.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.77
20.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
102.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
107.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
38.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
40.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
75.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
11.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
28.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
144.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
32.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA