Mike Beard vs. Eddie Locke — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eddie Locke
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eddie Locke 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 4.02 and 1.438 for Eddie Locke. 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 Eddie Locke

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
4.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
8.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.979
0.979
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
39.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
34.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Eddie Locke

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Eddie Locke

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
29
300
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
568.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
124.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
45.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
165.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
49.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100