Mike Beard vs. Mickey Lolich — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mickey Lolich
Silent GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mickey Lolich 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. Mickey Lolich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Mickey Lolich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Mickey Lolich

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.19
53.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
3.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10915
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3638.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3366
8.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
0.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
2.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2832
7.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15140
37.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
3.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13782
34.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Mickey Lolich

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10915
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3638.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
1.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
1.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Mickey Lolich

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592
349.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1017
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
484.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
53.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
48.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.39
12.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
58.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
117.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
37.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
18.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
55.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.05
5.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
61.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
213.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
50.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50