Mike Beard vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long 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 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. 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 Earnest Long

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Earnest Long

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Earnest Long

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA