Mike Beard vs. Al Leiter — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Leiter
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Al Leiter 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 3.8 and 1.409 for Al Leiter. 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 Al Leiter

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.61
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.1
55.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.17
91.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7173
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2391
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2152
8.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
4.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1974
7.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10334
38.9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1101
4.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8883
33.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Al Leiter

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7173
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2391
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.819
0.819
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.17
91.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Al Leiter

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
419
410.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
518.76
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
44.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
36.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.99
6.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
52.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
78.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.71
-14.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
34.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
283.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
9.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA