Mike Beard vs. Jon Lieber — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jon Lieber
Gen XIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jon Lieber 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 4.27 and 1.302 for Jon Lieber. 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 Jon Lieber

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
1.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.37
51.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.55
81.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1043
4.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6594
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2388
9.78
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
1.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.73
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1553
6.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.36
6.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.899
0.899
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9300
38.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
4.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8660
35.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Jon Lieber

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
1.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6594
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
1.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
1.79
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
95.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.092
1.092
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.55
81.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Jon Lieber

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
347.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
699
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
525.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
72.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
58.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.38
13.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
87.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
98.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
30.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
52.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.53
1.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
25.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
200.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
2.99
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
47.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
20
17.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA