Mike Beard vs. Eddie Lopat — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eddie Lopat
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Eddie Lopat 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. Eddie Lopat posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.279 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Eddie Lopat had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Eddie Lopat

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.61
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.71
59.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
869
3.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7318
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2439.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2464
9.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
2.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
3.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10197
37.62
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
3.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9504
35.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Eddie Lopat

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.64
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
10.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
13.78
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
17.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
16.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
96.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.35
12.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Eddie Lopat

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
215.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
995
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
887
534.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
112.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
91.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
15.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
21.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.62
36.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
143.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
156.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
52.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
46.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
95.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.84
39.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
44.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
55.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.82
10.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
20.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 600 PA
30
18.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0