Mike Beard vs. Bill Lee — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Lee
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Lee 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. Bill Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Bill Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Lee

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
1.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.84
51.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
3.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8592
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2864
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2953
9.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
2.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
3.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12187
38.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1304
4.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11270
35.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Lee

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.786
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Bill Lee

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
255.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1098
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
980
535.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
90.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
78.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.02
21.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
108.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
114.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
32.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
38.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
68.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
16.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
22.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
96.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
40.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
20
10.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100