Mike Beard vs. Fred Link — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Link
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Link 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. Fred Link posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Fred Link had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Fred Link

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
9.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
37.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
33.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Fred Link

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.61
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Fred Link

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
25
283.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
543.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
19.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
113.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
17.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
135.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.42
4.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100