Mike Beard vs. Kyle Lohse — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kyle Lohse
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kyle Lohse 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 4.4 and 1.358 for Kyle Lohse. 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 Kyle Lohse

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.69
50.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.47
91.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1239
4.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7595
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2531.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2711
9.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
1.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
2.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1615
5.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10839
38.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
4.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
0.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9881
35.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Kyle Lohse

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
1.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7604
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2534.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
1.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
1.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.27
91.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Kyle Lohse

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
472
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
509
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.78
13.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
91
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
163
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.68
3.68
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0