Mike Beard vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton 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. Thornton Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Thornton Lee

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Thornton Lee

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Thornton Lee

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA